Certificate (1-2 years)+11% vs national median1,001 grads tracked
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Austin Community College
Ranked 80th of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$47,972
middle 50%: $38,041 – $58,932
Median · 5 years out
$63,177
middle 50%: $49,473 – $77,688
Median · 10 years out
$68,149
middle 50%: $54,286 – $88,123
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
Practical nursing graduates from Austin Community College earn a median $47,972 in year one. Earnings reach $68,149 by year ten.
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
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,272 total interest
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$63,907 · 5 yrs out
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$63,705 · 5 yrs out
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$63,318 · 5 yrs out
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$63,270 · 5 yrs out
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$63,214 · 5 yrs out
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$62,978 · 5 yrs out
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$62,631 · 5 yrs out
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$62,612 · 5 yrs out
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