Certificate (under 1 year)+58% vs national median932 grads tracked
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Temple College
Ranked 11th of 147 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$50,747
middle 50%: $41,483 – $59,940
Median · 5 years out
$60,527
middle 50%: $50,526 – $76,893
Median · 10 years out
$71,163
middle 50%: $54,479 – $89,393
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 earners start at $51k. Median earnings reach $71k 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
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,166 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
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
Cisco College
$56,915 · 5 yrs out
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$60,213 · 5 yrs out
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$59,649 · 5 yrs out
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