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Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants undergraduate certificate or diploma outcomes at Capital Area Career Center

Springfield, IL · 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.

$4,011 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure: 21.5% of annual earnings
Positive-payoff price ceiling: $105,840 / year
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.

-2%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$52,517 → $51,437

75Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

78Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

98Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

204Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

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

98Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$16,797

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

02 · BORROWING$12,918

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$60,084

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$137/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$16,797Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$20,495Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATE94.4%Institution context

COMPLETION RATE100.0%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.

$52,517Year 1

$60,084Year 4

$51,437Year 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

2.7% 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$5,007

Estimated loan payment$137

204borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$60,084 vs. $56,073

$4,011 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$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

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