Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Western Iowa Tech Community College

Sioux City, IA · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma · about 465 graduates a year

$29,348
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$54,239
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$56,073
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#433 of 757
Rank by pay
#406 of 757
Rank, wage-adjusted
$8,931
Median federal debt

Western Iowa Tech Community College graduates in practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants earn 3% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 16% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Western Iowa Tech 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—
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430Manhattan Area Technical College Manhattan, KS$54,291$56,363#424$32,624
431Laredo College Laredo, TX$54,273$55,180#470$44,745
432Washington Saratoga Warren Hamilton Essex BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Hudson Falls, NY$54,244$51,629#560$45,996
433Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City, IA$54,239$57,053#406$29,348
434Bay de Noc Community College Escanaba, MI$54,236$57,186#399—
435Chester Career College Chester, VA$54,215$49,368#604$42,781
436Southeastern Technical College Vidalia, GA$54,170$56,077#434$39,368

Other Majors at Western Iowa Tech Community College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Carpenters$62,497—#1 of 14
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$53,653$43,254#183 of 290
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$51,446$35,550#134 of 319
Precision Metal Working$51,372$41,613#117 of 365
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)$51,294$36,401#88 of 226
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$49,753—#7 of 10
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers$49,520$35,556#115 of 152
Fire Protection$49,177—#35 of 37
Human Resources Management and Services$48,073—#15 of 15
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$39,900$23,745#47 of 54
Health and Medical Administrative Services$39,777$31,546#138 of 496
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$39,061$30,735#61 of 332
Design and Applied Arts$38,351—#15 of 26
Accounting and Related Services$38,319—#77 of 101
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians$37,065—#3 of 11
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$36,676—#249 of 637
Culinary Arts and Related Services$32,665—#44 of 68
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians—$26,355—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Western Iowa Tech Community College practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $29,348 one year after graduating and $54,239 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Western Iowa Tech 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, Western Iowa Tech Community College ranks #433 by median pay four years after graduation, and #406 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants at Western Iowa Tech Community College worth it?

Its graduates earn 3% less than the national median for practical nursing, vocational nursing and nursing assistants ($56,073), and the median federal debt at graduation is $8,931.

← All data for Western Iowa Tech 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.