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Certificate (under 1 year)+79% vs national median763 grads tracked

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Paris Junior College

Ranked 3rd of 147 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$43,398
middle 50%: $32,260 – $54,765
Median · 5 years out
$68,819
middle 50%: $54,457 – $86,458
Median · 10 years out
$79,032
middle 50%: $59,276 – $99,385

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

Paris Junior College nursing certificate holders see median first-year earnings of $43k. Salaries increase to $69k after five years and reach $79k 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
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,349 total interest

Same major at other universities

El Paso Community College
$77,857 · 5 yrs out
Casper College
$77,115 · 5 yrs out
Kankakee Community College
$67,307 · 5 yrs out
Umpqua Community College
$66,338 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$65,547 · 5 yrs out
Navarro College
$62,723 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$62,476 · 5 yrs out
Blinn College
$61,955 · 5 yrs out
Lone Star College System
$61,098 · 5 yrs out
Temple College
$60,527 · 5 yrs out
Bunker Hill Community College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Weatherford College
$59,360 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Paris Junior College

Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$83,907 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$80,415 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$77,372 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$71,776 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$70,584 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$67,118 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$64,216 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$61,036 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$61,036 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$60,793 · 5 yrs out

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