Certificate (1-2 years)+27% vs national median962 grads tracked
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Laramie County Community College
Ranked 19th of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,040
middle 50%: $28,745 – $50,329
Median · 5 years out
$72,632
middle 50%: $57,680 – $85,488
Median · 10 years out
$82,240
middle 50%: $61,979 – $97,592
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 earn a median $39k initially. Ten-year medians rise to $82k.
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
≈ $7,524 total interest
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