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Nursing at Coahoma Community College

If you are interested in studying Nursing, you may want to check out the program at Coahoma Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Coahoma Community College sits in Clarksdale, MS.

During the most recent reporting year, 25 nursing degrees were awarded at Coahoma Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Coahoma Community College

Distance learning is available at Coahoma Community College. Of 1,633 students, 724 (44%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 500 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Coahoma Community College

Rankings can help you compare Coahoma Community College’s Nursing program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Mississippi	#1 of 23
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#19 of 529
Best Value	Nationwide	#86 of 1,878

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Coahoma Community College

Those who finish Coahoma Community College’s Nursing program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$59,690
2 years	$58,673
4 years	$66,674
5 years	$102,158

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from Coahoma Community College earn a median of $66,674, compared with $23,561 for all Coahoma Community College graduates — about 183% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Nursing graduates from Coahoma Community College stands at $17,846.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Nursing graduates at Coahoma Community College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Nursing graduates at Coahoma Community College are 92% women (23) and 8% men (2).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Coahoma Community College

Among the 25 associate’s nursing graduates at Coahoma Community College, 92% were women (23) and 8% were men (2).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
Black / African American	24
Two or More Races	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Coahoma 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 Coahoma Community College

This Nursing program at Coahoma Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	25

Top-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Coahoma Community College go on to a range of careers. Below are the highest-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.