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Nursing at Elgin Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Nursing, take a look at what Elgin Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Elgin Community College is located in Elgin, IL.

During the most recent reporting year, 76 nursing degrees were granted at Elgin Community College.

Online Class Availability at Elgin Community College

Distance learning is available at Elgin Community College. Among 10,251 students, 1,268 (12%) studied exclusively online and 2,609 (25%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Elgin Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Elgin Community College’s Nursing program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Illinois	#15 of 71
Best Schools (Quality)	Illinois	#21 of 78
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#23 of 295
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#55 of 310
Best Value	Nationwide	#190 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#547 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Elgin Community College

Those who finish Elgin 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	$53,782
2 years	$55,964
3 years	$56,095
4 years	$64,055
5 years	$70,945

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Nursing graduates from Elgin Community College take home a median $64,055, compared with $46,013 for all Elgin Community College graduates — about 39% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Nursing graduates from Elgin Community College stands at $10,793.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Nursing graduates at Elgin Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Elgin Community College are 83% women (63) and 17% men (13).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Elgin Community College

Of the 76 associate’s nursing graduates at Elgin Community College, 83% were women (63) and 17% were men (13).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	29
Hispanic / Latino	30
Black / African American	3
Asian	12
Two or More Races	2

Minority students account for 62% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Elgin 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 Elgin Community College

The Nursing program at Elgin Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	76

Top-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Those who complete Nursing program at Elgin Community College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks 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.