Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

Undergraduate certificate · Parkland College · Champaign, IL

CIP 51.39

—Median earnings 1 year after graduating
—Median earnings 3 years after
—Median earnings 5 years after
$4,370Median federal debt
124Graduates per year

How this program compares

Earnings for this program are not published because too few graduates were matched to federal records. Nationally, undergraduate certificate graduates in this field earn a median of $56,073 four years after graduating (middle half: $37,200–$76,301).

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Undergraduate certificate) at other Illinois schools

CollegeEarnings (1 yr)Median debt
Ambria College of Nursing
Hoffman Estates
$64,712$9,500
Verve College
Oak Brook
$63,593$11,600
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
Olney
$56,008—
CAAN Academy of Nursing
Matteson
$55,822$12,750
Illinois Central College
East Peoria
$55,604$7,500
MDT College of Health Sciences
Chicago
$54,894$19,500
Shawnee Community College
Ullin
$54,323—
Capital Area Career Center
Springfield
$52,517$9,500
Rend Lake College
Ina
$49,729—
Black Hawk College
Moline
$45,993—
Career Center of Southern Illinois
Red Bud
$45,941$15,170
Rasmussen University-Illinois
Rockford
$45,271$14,167
Kaskaskia College
Centralia
$43,289—
Richland Community College
Decatur
$43,042—
Lake Land College
Mattoon
$41,756$6,118

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Frequently asked questions

How much student debt do graduates have?

Graduates who borrowed federal loans owe a median of $4,370.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release (Field of Study data). Earnings are for graduates who received federal financial aid.