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Certificate (under 1 year)+35% vs national median908 grads tracked

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Texas State Technical College

Ranked 31st of 147 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,409
middle 50%: $30,467 – $57,273
Median · 5 years out
$51,997
middle 50%: $37,335 – $69,154
Median · 10 years out
$63,461
middle 50%: $45,192 – $85,498

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

Nursing certificate holders at Texas State Technical College earn $42k in year one. Median pay reaches $63k by year 10.

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
7.8 yrs
≈ $8,754 total interest

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