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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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