Certificate (under 1 year)+48% vs national median873 grads tracked
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Cisco College
Ranked 17th of 147 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$42,375
middle 50%: $33,051 – $51,652
Median · 5 years out
$56,915
middle 50%: $43,570 – $72,091
Median · 10 years out
$68,726
middle 50%: $49,264 – $86,016
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Practical Nursing certificate graduates earn $42k in their first year. Median salaries reach $69k 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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,286 total interest
Same major at other universities
Temple College
$60,527 · 5 yrs out
Bunker Hill Community College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Weatherford College
$59,360 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$58,787 · 5 yrs out
Dallas College
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
North Central Texas College
$58,246 · 5 yrs out
Inver Hills Community College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Hill College
$56,848 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Bend College
$56,635 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Texas Community College
$56,354 · 5 yrs out
Odessa College
$56,092 · 5 yrs out
Tyler Junior College
$55,674 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Cisco College
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$82,235 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$76,273 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$76,267 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate)
$59,353 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (Certificate)
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$55,137 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$53,167 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$52,071 · 5 yrs out
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (Certificate)
$52,071 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$51,875 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$51,757 · 5 yrs out
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