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
Same major at other universities
Lone Star College System
$70,093 · 5 yrs out
Hostos Community College of the City University of New York
$69,751 · 5 yrs out
North Shore Community College
$69,727 · 5 yrs out
Berkshire Community College
$69,644 · 5 yrs out
Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College
$69,553 · 5 yrs out
El Paso Community College
$69,348 · 5 yrs out
Morgan Community College
$69,061 · 5 yrs out
Holyoke Community College
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
Mount Wachusett Community College
$68,310 · 5 yrs out
Treasure Valley Community College
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Laredo College
$67,460 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$67,048 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Western Wyoming Community College
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other (Certificate)
$138,252 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$131,303 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$131,293 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$129,644 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$120,780 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$120,553 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$114,092 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$110,315 · 5 yrs out
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$110,315 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$75,771 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$75,771 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,671 · 5 yrs out
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