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Nursing at American River College

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at American River College stacks up to those at other schools.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 25,422 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

American River Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

American River Nursing Rankings

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Nursing Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at American River College.

American River Nursing Associate’s Program

78% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at American River may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

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American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American River College with a associate's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 28
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Registered Nurses 294,510 $106,950
Medical and Health Services Managers 34,510 $125,770
Nurse Practitioners 13,420 $133,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,390 $101,320
Nurse Anesthetists 1,180 $212,210

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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