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Nursing at Bishop State Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Nursing, consider the program at Bishop State Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Bishop State Community College is located in Mobile, AL.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 57 nursing graduations were recorded at Bishop State Community College.

Studying Online at Bishop State Community College

Many students take online classes at Bishop State Community College. Among 4,001 students, 612 (15%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,062 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Bishop State Community College

Rankings can help you compare Bishop State Community College’s Nursing program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Alabama	#6 of 34
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#43 of 529
Best Value	Nationwide	#140 of 1,878

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Bishop State Community College

Graduates of Bishop State Community College’s Nursing program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$55,330
2 years	$51,857
3 years	$56,590
4 years	$66,216
5 years	$84,172

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from Bishop State Community College take home a median $66,216, compared with $39,117 for all Bishop State Community College graduates — about 69% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Nursing graduates from Bishop State Community College stands at $16,250.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Nursing graduates at Bishop State Community College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Nursing graduates at Bishop State Community College are 91% women (52) and 9% men (5).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Bishop State Community College

Among the 57 associate’s nursing graduates at Bishop State Community College, 91% were women (52) and 9% were men (5).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Bishop State Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	6
Black / African American	45
Asian	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	3

Minority students account for 89% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Bishop State Community College, higher than the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Bishop State Community College

The Nursing program at Bishop State Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	57

Highest-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Those who complete Nursing program at Bishop State Community College go on to a range of careers. Below are the top-paying careers for Nursing majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.