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Nursing at Estrella Mountain Community College

If you plan to study Nursing, you may want to check out the program at Estrella Mountain Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Estrella Mountain Community College is in Avondale, AZ.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 69 nursing graduations were recorded at Estrella Mountain Community College.

Online Class Availability at Estrella Mountain Community College

Online coursework is an option at Estrella Mountain Community College. Of 10,109 students, 2,904 (29%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,930 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Estrella Mountain Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Estrella Mountain Community College’s Nursing program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Arizona	#10 of 28
Best Schools (Quality)	Arizona	#23 of 32
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#106 of 183
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#124 of 192
Best Value	Nationwide	#891 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1093 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Estrella Mountain Community College

Students who complete Estrella Mountain 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
2 years	$55,512
3 years	$62,142
4 years	$69,166
5 years	$80,098

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from Estrella Mountain Community College earn a median of $69,166, compared with $41,019 for all Estrella Mountain Community College graduates — about 69% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Nursing graduates from Estrella Mountain Community College stands at $34,003.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Nursing graduates at Estrella Mountain Community College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Nursing graduates at Estrella Mountain Community College are 88% women (61) and 12% men (8).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Estrella Mountain Community College

Of the 69 associate’s nursing degrees awarded at Estrella Mountain Community College, 88% were women (61) and 12% were men (8).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	21
Hispanic / Latino	37
Black / African American	4
Asian	4
Two or More Races	2
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 68% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Estrella Mountain Community College, above 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 Estrella Mountain Community College

The Nursing program at Estrella Mountain Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	69

Highest-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Estrella Mountain Community College work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid careers for Nursing graduates, 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.