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Certificate (1-2 years)+56% vs national median383 grads tracked

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Chemeketa Community College

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

Median · 1 year out
$39,124
middle 50%: $31,184 – $47,718
Median · 5 years out
$89,131
middle 50%: $68,395 – $104,520
Median · 10 years out
$98,392
middle 50%: $74,030 – $120,647

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 Chemeketa Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants earn a median $39,124 one year after graduating, rising to $98,392 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 56% above the national median of $57,142 for this field, ranking 1st 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
5.5 yrs
≈ $6,763 total interest

Same major at other universities

Central Oregon Community College
$88,783 · 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

Other majors at Chemeketa Community College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$94,352 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$87,676 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$84,761 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$83,750 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Associate)
$80,415 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$79,032 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$65,018 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,628 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$64,005 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$64,005 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$60,908 · 5 yrs out

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