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

Normal, IL · Public · Federal field 5139

Data scope

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The short version

Reported earnings trail the same-degree benchmark.

$14,409 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure
34.7% of annual earnings
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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Earnings growth, year 1 → 5Not availableNot available
Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
22Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
0Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$12,013

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

02 · BORROWING$14,441

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$41,664

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$153/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$12,013Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$16,727Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE53.6%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.

Not availableYear 1
$41,664Year 4
Not availableYear 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

4.4% 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$3,472
Estimated loan payment$153
22borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$41,664 vs. $56,073

$14,409 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.

Glen Ellyn, IL

College of DuPage

$33,786 higher earnings · $3,441 less debt · $4,612 lower annual net price

Earnings
$75,450
Debt
$11,000
Annual net price
$7,401
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Palatine, IL

William Rainey Harper College

$27,455 higher earnings · $5,691 less debt · $406 lower annual net price

Earnings
$69,119
Debt
$8,750
Annual net price
$11,607
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Joliet, IL

Joliet Junior College

$26,027 higher earnings · $2,136 less debt · $10,341 lower annual net price

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

City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College

$25,699 higher earnings · $4,941 less debt · $4,793 lower annual net price

Earnings
$67,363
Debt
$9,500
Annual net price
$7,220
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June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

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