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

Crystal Lake, IL · Public · Federal field 5139

Data scope

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The short version

Reported earnings trail the same-degree benchmark.

$12,103 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure
20.7% of annual earnings
Positive-payoff price ceiling
Not reached
10-year scenario
Withheld by data safeguards
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.

Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5Not available$39,772
22Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
38Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
58Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
47Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
Not availableRecent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

133Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment
64Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers
50Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count
Not reportedFederal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count
Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$43,970A like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$7,042

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

02 · BORROWING$9,096

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$43,970

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$96/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

Published college costs provide the starting point.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$7,042Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$12,345Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE36.8%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.

Not availableYear 1
$43,970Year 4
$39,772Year 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

2.6% 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$3,664
Estimated loan payment$96
47borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$43,970 vs. $56,073

$12,103 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.

Mattoon, IL

Lake Land College

$16,290 higher earnings · $1,346 less debt · $4,788 lower annual net price

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

Rock Valley College

$4,035 higher earnings · $1,078 less debt · $1,800 lower annual net price

Earnings
$48,005
Debt
$8,018
Annual net price
$5,242
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Springfield, IL

Lincoln Land Community College

$1,858 higher earnings · $674 less debt · $2,743 lower annual net price

Earnings
$45,828
Debt
$8,422
Annual net price
$4,299
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Oglesby, IL

Illinois Valley Community College

$1,330 higher earnings · $2,038 less debt · $4,810 lower annual net price

Earnings
$45,300
Debt
$7,058
Annual net price
$2,232
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DATA QUALITY

Check the evidence behind the estimate.

58 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

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

IS IT WORTH IT AT YOUR PRICE?

Your price and current earnings determine the result.

Add your grants, borrowing and current salary to estimate payment pressure, break-even time and ten-year payoff.

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