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Certificate (1-2 years)+21% vs national median378 grads tracked

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Western Wyoming Community College

Ranked 41st of 256 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,597
middle 50%: $33,566 – $53,500
Median · 5 years out
$69,330
middle 50%: $55,935 – $83,259
Median · 10 years out
$72,940
middle 50%: $56,225 – $93,809

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 start with a median salary of $42k. Ten-year earnings reach $73k, outperforming the national median by 21%.

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
6.4 yrs
≈ $7,492 total interest

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