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Certificate (1-2 years)+55% vs national median257 grads tracked

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Central Oregon Community College

Ranked 2nd of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,356
middle 50%: $26,982 – $44,785
Median · 5 years out
$88,783
middle 50%: $70,252 – $101,595
Median · 10 years out
$98,538
middle 50%: $73,157 – $117,767

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Central Oregon Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants earn a median $36,356 one year after graduating, rising to $98,538 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 55% above the national median of $57,142 for this field, ranking 2nd of 256 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
5.7 yrs
≈ $6,982 total interest

Same major at other universities

Chemeketa Community College
$89,131 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$87,481 · 5 yrs out
Oregon Coast Community College
$85,898 · 5 yrs out
Clatsop Community College
$81,403 · 5 yrs out
Blue Mountain Community College
$80,258 · 5 yrs out
Columbia Gorge Community College
$79,271 · 5 yrs out
Roxbury Community College
$79,157 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Central Oregon Community College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$91,518 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$80,113 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$78,278 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$76,523 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Associate)
$66,562 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Associate)
$66,562 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$60,679 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$58,787 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$58,574 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$57,514 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,312 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources and Conservation (Associate)
$55,078 · 5 yrs out

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