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Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants programs in Illinois

Compare 34 reporting programs using the same federal field and credential definition. Earnings are observed four years after completion.

#CollegeCityMedian year-4 earningsMedian federal debt
1College of DuPageGlen Ellyn$75,450$11,000
2Verve CollegeOak Brook$73,903$14,933
3Ambria College of NursingHoffman Estates$72,143$11,878
4William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine$69,119$8,750
5Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet$67,691$12,305
6City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeChicago$67,363$9,500
7Kankakee Community CollegeKankakee$65,128Not available
8Shawnee Community CollegeUllin$62,609$11,162
9CALC Institute of TechnologyAlton$60,612$9,750
10Lake Land CollegeMattoon$60,260$7,750
11Capital Area Career CenterSpringfield$60,084$12,918
12Career Center of Southern IllinoisRed Bud$59,405$16,978
13MDT College of Health SciencesChicago$58,406$26,250
14Rasmussen University-IllinoisRockford$58,034$21,274
15John A Logan CollegeCarterville$56,190$12,000
16Danville Area Community CollegeDanville$54,298$9,126
17CAAN Academy of NursingMatteson$50,490$22,398
18Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career CollegeRockford$49,709$31,527
19Triton CollegeRiver Grove$48,439Not available
20Rock Valley CollegeRockford$48,005$8,018
21Lincoln Land Community CollegeSpringfield$45,828$8,422
22Illinois Valley Community CollegeOglesby$45,300$7,058
23Morton CollegeCicero$44,987Not available
24McHenry County CollegeCrystal Lake$43,970$9,096
25Oakton CollegeDes Plaines$42,453Not available
26Prairie State CollegeChicago Heights$42,205$12,554
27Heartland Community CollegeNormal$41,664$14,441
28Rend Lake CollegeIna$41,503Not available
29Kaskaskia CollegeCentralia$41,341Not available
30Illinois Central CollegeEast Peoria$40,046$12,700
31John Wood Community CollegeQuincy$39,196Not available
32Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfrey$35,567$9,480
33Kishwaukee CollegeMalta$34,755Not available
34Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville$33,669$9,500

This is an observed-outcomes comparison, not a universal quality ranking. Missing and privacy-suppressed programs are excluded.