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Certificate (1-2 years)+4% vs national median253 grads tracked

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Temple College

Ranked 110th of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$49,979
middle 50%: $39,035 – $59,615
Median · 5 years out
$59,649
middle 50%: $47,892 – $73,872
Median · 10 years out
$63,506
middle 50%: $48,213 – $83,733

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 certificate holders at Temple College earn a median $50k in their first year. Median earnings reach $64k after a decade.

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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,311 total interest

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