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Registered Nursing at Dutchess Community College

Registered Nursing at Dutchess Community College

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

DCC is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and approximately 8,034 students attend the school each year.

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

DCC Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Registered Nursing

DCC Registered Nursing Rankings

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at DCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the registered nursing majors at Dutchess Community College.

DCC Registered Nursing Associate’s Program

89% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of registered nursing associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in registered nursing at DCC are white. Around 51% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. DCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in registered nursing graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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 NY, the home state for Dutchess Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Registered Nurses 182,490 $85,610
Nursing Instructors and Professors 4,380 $91,900

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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