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Certificate (1-2 years)+8% vs national median466 grads tracked

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Midlands Technical College

Ranked 88th of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,740
middle 50%: $31,019 – $50,978
Median · 5 years out
$61,760
middle 50%: $48,604 – $74,188
Median · 10 years out
$70,489
middle 50%: $51,317 – $87,904

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 Midlands Technical College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants earn a median $40,740 one year after graduating, rising to $70,489 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% above the national median of $57,142 for this field, ranking 88th 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
6.9 yrs
≈ $8,077 total interest

Same major at other universities

Trinidad State College
$62,631 · 5 yrs out
Alvin Community College
$62,612 · 5 yrs out
Parkland College
$62,468 · 5 yrs out
Hill College
$62,322 · 5 yrs out
Klamath Community College
$62,322 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$62,175 · 5 yrs out
Angelina College
$61,644 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$61,603 · 5 yrs out
Heartland Community College
$61,566 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State College Southeast
$61,489 · 5 yrs out
Blinn College
$61,426 · 5 yrs out
Spoon River College
$61,332 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Midlands Technical College

Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$109,303 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$108,603 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$102,715 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$96,310 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$71,752 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,654 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$66,653 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other (Certificate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$64,784 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$64,226 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$64,226 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,357 · 5 yrs out

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