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Nursing at Florida SouthWestern State College

Nursing at Florida SouthWestern State College

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Florida SouthWestern State College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

FSW is located in Fort Myers, Florida and has a total student population of 15,141.

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

FSW Nursing Degrees Available

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

FSW Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at FSW 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 FSW

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

FSW Nursing Associate’s Program

85% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at FSW may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

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FSW does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 30
Hispanic or Latino 74
White 109
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

FSW Nursing Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at FSW are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 22
Hispanic or Latino 35
White 63
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Florida SouthWestern State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 431

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 FL, the home state for Florida SouthWestern State College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Registered Nurses 177,600 $66,210
Nurse Practitioners 10,590 $101,100
Nurse Anesthetists 2,180 $177,390
Nurse Midwives 330 $88,060

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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