Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma · about 178 graduates a year

$41,756
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$60,260
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$56,073
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#270 of 757
Rank by pay
#348 of 757
Rank, wage-adjusted
$6,118
Median federal debt

Lake Land College graduates in practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants earn 7% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 10% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Lake Land 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—
…
267Porter & Chester Institute Bridgeport, CT$60,388$54,368#490$55,837
268Sullivan University Louisville, KY$60,327$68,308#115$40,909
269Athena Career Academy Toledo, OH$60,286$64,334#204$48,002
270Lake Land College Mattoon, IL$60,260$59,205#348$41,756
271Sandusky Career Center Sandusky, OH$60,173$64,214#205$35,013
272Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater Clearwater, FL$60,103$63,972#214$37,867
273Applied Technology Services Sunset Hills, MO$60,094$64,433#201$43,456

Other Majors at Lake Land College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Business Administration, Management and Operations$49,973—#56 of 120
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$44,450—#9 of 12
Health and Medical Administrative Services$40,932$31,542#111 of 496
Accounting and Related Services$38,853—#68 of 101
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services—$28,124—
Precision Metal Working—$27,808—
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services$25,097$13,714#611 of 1025
Culinary Arts and Related Services—$14,366—
Construction Trades—$12,838—
Housing and Human Environments—$12,355—
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services—$7,972—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Lake Land College practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $41,756 one year after graduating and $60,260 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Lake Land College rank for practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants?

Among 757 colleges reporting earnings for practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants graduates, Lake Land College ranks #270 by median pay four years after graduation, and #348 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants at Lake Land College worth it?

Its graduates earn 7% more than the national median for practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants ($56,073), and the median federal debt at graduation is $6,118.

← All data for Lake Land 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.