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Nursing at Gadsden State Community College

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

Gadsden State Community College is located in Gadsden, AL.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 105 nursing degrees were awarded at Gadsden State Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Gadsden State Community College

Online coursework is an option at Gadsden State Community College. Of 5,071 students, 1,060 (21%) studied exclusively online and 1,746 (34%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Gadsden State Community College

Rankings can help you compare Gadsden State Community College’s Nursing program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Alabama	#5 of 34
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#30 of 529
Best Value	Nationwide	#112 of 1,878

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Gadsden State Community College

Students who complete Gadsden State 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	$53,763
2 years	$51,844
3 years	$52,705
4 years	$60,806
5 years	$68,352

How does this compare to the school overall? At the four-year mark, Nursing graduates from Gadsden State Community College report median earnings of $60,806, compared with $43,408 for all Gadsden State Community College graduates — about 40% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Nursing graduates from Gadsden State Community College comes in at $10,850.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Nursing graduates at Gadsden State Community College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Nursing graduates at Gadsden State Community College are 85% women (89) and 15% men (16).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Gadsden State Community College

Of the 105 associate’s nursing graduates at Gadsden State Community College, 85% were women (89) and 15% were men (16).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	88
Hispanic / Latino	5
Black / African American	4
Asian	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	4
International (Nonresident)	2

Minority students account for 14% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Gadsden State Community College, lower 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 Gadsden State Community College

The Nursing program at Gadsden State Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	105

Best-Paid Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Gadsden State Community College go on to a range of careers. Below are 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.