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Nursing at Dalton State College

Nursing at Dalton State College

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Dalton State College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

DSC is located in Dalton, Georgia and has a total student population of 4,794.

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

DSC Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

DSC Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at DSC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Nursing Student Demographics at DSC

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

DSC Nursing Associate’s Program

84% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at DSC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at DSC are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 21
White 46
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

DSC Nursing Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at DSC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Dalton State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 98

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 GA, the home state for Dalton State College.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Registered Nurses 76,640 $68,950
Medical and Health Services Managers 8,790 $111,850
Nurse Practitioners 6,110 $106,750
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,130 $71,470
Nurse Anesthetists 990 $151,070

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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