Certificate (1-2 years)-9% vs national median1,491 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Lake Area Technical College
Ranked 241st of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,245
middle 50%: $26,815 – $41,056
Median · 5 years out
$47,173
middle 50%: $35,904 – $60,745
Median · 10 years out
$51,879
middle 50%: $39,855 – $70,027
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Health Professions certificate holders from Lake Area Technical College earn $34k in year one. Salaries reach $47k at five years and $52k at ten years.
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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
9.1 yrs
≈ $10,620 total interest
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$47,586 · 5 yrs out
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$47,383 · 5 yrs out
Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College
$47,372 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Central College
$47,360 · 5 yrs out
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$47,226 · 5 yrs out
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$47,210 · 5 yrs out
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$47,145 · 5 yrs out
College of Coastal Georgia
$47,068 · 5 yrs out
Lorain County Community College
$46,965 · 5 yrs out
Southside Virginia Community College
$46,924 · 5 yrs out
Blue Mountain Community College
$46,845 · 5 yrs out
Naugatuck Valley Community College
$46,497 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Lake Area Technical College
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Associate)
$71,850 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$57,662 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,697 · 5 yrs out
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,697 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,363 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources and Conservation (Associate)
$56,363 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Associate)
$56,363 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,225 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$55,653 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Business and Management (Associate)
$55,504 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$55,122 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$55,122 · 5 yrs out
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