Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants undergraduate certificate or diploma outcomes at Lake Area Technical College

Watertown, SD · Public · Federal field 5139

Data scope

Federal records group outcomes by college, four-digit field and credential level. A record may cover several catalog programs or concentrations.

The short version

Reported earnings are close to the same-degree benchmark.

$560 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure: 31.1% of annual earnings
Positive-payoff price ceiling: $71,330 / year
10-year scenario: Use your actual price
Price evidence: College-wide context only

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

+17%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$42,160 → $49,276

—Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

34Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

50Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

108Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

89Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$15,979

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

02 · BORROWING$17,600

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$56,633

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$187/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

Published college costs provide the starting point.

Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$15,979Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$19,637Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE73.1%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.

$42,160Year 1

$56,633Year 4

$49,276Year 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

4.0% of gross monthly earnings

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

Gross monthly earnings$4,719

Estimated loan payment$187

108borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$56,633 vs. $56,073

$560 above 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$52,750 median wageSD estimate · 2,050 jobs · 29-2061+3.0% projected U.S. growth · 51.8k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardNursing Assistants$38,800 median wageSD estimate · 6,860 jobs · 31-1131+2.6% projected U.S. growth · 196.2k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree award

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