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Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants undergraduate certificate or diploma outcomes at Kishwaukee College

Malta, IL · Public · Federal field 5139

Data scope

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The short version

Reported earnings trail the same-degree benchmark.

$21,318 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure
Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling
Not reached
10-year scenario
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Price evidence
College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

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+45%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$26,141$37,969
Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
21Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
28Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
14Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$4,574

Institution-wide annual average net price—not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWINGNot available

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$34,755

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$4,574Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$13,901Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE44.8%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$26,141Year 1
$34,755Year 4
$37,969Year 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$2,896
Estimated loan paymentNot available
14borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$34,755 vs. $56,073

$21,318 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for—not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$75,000 median wageIL estimate · 17,440 jobs · 29-2061+3.0% projected U.S. growth · 51.8k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardNursing Assistants$45,960 median wageIL estimate · 68,640 jobs · 31-1131+2.6% projected U.S. growth · 196.2k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree award
Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Joliet, IL

Joliet Junior College

$32,936 higher earnings · $2,902 lower annual net price

Earnings
$67,691
Debt
$12,305
Annual net price
$1,672
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Ullin, IL

Shawnee Community College

$27,854 higher earnings · $412 lower annual net price

Earnings
$62,609
Debt
$11,162
Annual net price
$4,162
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Mattoon, IL

Lake Land College

$25,505 higher earnings · $2,320 lower annual net price

Earnings
$60,260
Debt
$7,750
Annual net price
$2,254
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River Grove, IL

Triton College

$13,684 higher earnings · $436 lower annual net price

Earnings
$48,439
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$4,138
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DATA QUALITY

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28 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

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