Certificate (under 1 year)+52% vs national median1,756 grads tracked

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at North Central Texas College

Ranked 16th of 147 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out

$47,438

middle 50%: $37,146 – $58,065

Median · 5 years out

$58,246

middle 50%: $45,087 – $73,965

Median · 10 years out

$67,290

middle 50%: $49,328 – $90,638

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

Graduates of North Central Texas College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants earn a median $47,438 one year after graduating, rising to $67,290 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 52% above the national median of $38,400 for this field, ranking 16th of 147 reporting programs.

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.

Student debt at graduation$30,000Salary share toward the loan10%

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in

6.8 yrs

≈ $7,650 total interest

Same major at other universities

Lone Star College System

$61,098 · 5 yrs out

$60,527 · 5 yrs out

Bunker Hill Community College

$59,848 · 5 yrs out

Weatherford College

$59,360 · 5 yrs out

$58,787 · 5 yrs out

$58,363 · 5 yrs out

$56,915 · 5 yrs out

Inver Hills Community College

$56,877 · 5 yrs out

$56,848 · 5 yrs out

Coastal Bend College

$56,635 · 5 yrs out

Northeast Texas Community College

$56,354 · 5 yrs out

$56,092 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at North Central Texas College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)

$85,298 · 5 yrs out

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)

$84,610 · 5 yrs out

Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)

$83,673 · 5 yrs out

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)

$80,340 · 5 yrs out

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)

$72,242 · 5 yrs out

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)

$72,014 · 5 yrs out

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)

$69,841 · 5 yrs out

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)

$69,154 · 5 yrs out

Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)

$64,930 · 5 yrs out

Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians (Associate)

$64,628 · 5 yrs out

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)

$61,986 · 5 yrs out

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)

$59,577 · 5 yrs out

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