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Certificate (1-2 years)-28% vs national median137 grads tracked

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Southwest Virginia Community College

Ranked 254th of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,670
middle 50%: $24,465 – $38,918
Median · 5 years out
$41,297
middle 50%: $32,172 – $53,647
Median · 10 years out
$49,399
middle 50%: $39,950 – $65,458

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

Graduates of Southwest Virginia Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants earn a median $31,670 one year after graduating, rising to $49,399 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 28% below the national median of $57,142 for this field, ranking 254th of 256 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.

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

Paid off in
10.2 yrs
≈ $12,132 total interest

Same major at other universities

Three Rivers College
$43,670 · 5 yrs out
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$43,564 · 5 yrs out
New River Community and Technical College
$43,433 · 5 yrs out
L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College
$42,398 · 5 yrs out
Montana Technological University
$42,371 · 5 yrs out
Wytheville Community College
$42,336 · 5 yrs out
Belmont College
$41,169 · 5 yrs out
Mountain Empire Community College
$40,716 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southwest Virginia Community College

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Certificate)
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$61,216 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate)
$60,696 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$57,094 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,642 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$52,698 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$51,537 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$51,441 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$50,591 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$50,183 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$48,943 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$48,487 · 5 yrs out

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