Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Illinois Valley Community College

Oglesby, IL · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma · about 174 graduates a year

$29,115
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$45,300
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$56,073
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#648 of 757
Rank by pay
#676 of 757
Rank, wage-adjusted
$5,500
Median federal debt

Illinois Valley Community College graduates in practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants earn 19% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 12% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Illinois Valley Community College Compares for Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

All 757 colleges reporting practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Monroe College Bronx, NY$111,045$105,692#1—
2Saint Michael College of Allied Health Washington, DC$92,203$80,794#14$74,782
3Holyoke Community College Holyoke, MA$88,067$77,552#23—
4CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City, NY$85,842$81,704#10$56,230
5Best Care College East Orange, NJ$85,297$74,864#39$40,687
6CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NY$83,108$79,102#17—
7Harmony Health Care Institute Merrimack, NH$82,633$76,113#31$85,953
8Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing Englewood Cliffs, NJ$82,581$72,480#67$62,684
9Unitek College Fremont, CA$82,448$75,022#38$61,838
10Chemeketa Community College Salem, OR$82,215$82,699#6—
…
645Georgia Piedmont Technical College Clarkston, GA$45,363$46,960#648$48,045
646Erie 2 Chautauqua Cattaraugus BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Angola, NY$45,325$43,140#687$36,807
647Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit LPN Career Milton, PA$45,302$46,073#658$41,738
648Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby, IL$45,300$44,507#676$29,115
649Hacienda La Puente Adult Education La Puente, CA$45,012$40,958#708—
650Jefferson County Dubois Area Vocational Technical Practical Nursing Program Reynoldsville, PA$44,999$45,764#664$38,646
651Morton College Cicero, IL$44,987$44,199#680—

Other Majors at Illinois Valley Community College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Ground Transportation$61,085—#13 of 103
Accounting and Related Services$38,935—#66 of 101

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Illinois Valley Community College practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $29,115 one year after graduating and $45,300 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Illinois Valley Community College rank for practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants?

Among 757 colleges reporting earnings for practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants graduates, Illinois Valley Community College ranks #648 by median pay four years after graduation, and #676 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants at Illinois Valley Community College worth it?

Its graduates earn 19% less than the national median for practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants ($56,073), and the median federal debt at graduation is $5,500.

← All data for Illinois Valley Community College · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.