Certificate (under 1 year)+43% vs national median748 grads tracked
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Kilgore College
Ranked 27th of 147 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$44,771
middle 50%: $35,767 – $53,168
Median · 5 years out
$54,723
middle 50%: $43,352 – $69,094
Median · 10 years out
$61,511
middle 50%: $47,448 – $77,901
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
Kilgore College nursing certificate graduates earn a $45k median salary in their first year. Earnings reach $62k by the tenth year.
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
≈ $8,237 total interest
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$108,520 · 5 yrs out
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$108,520 · 5 yrs out
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$88,299 · 5 yrs out
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$77,524 · 5 yrs out
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