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Nursing at Gaston College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Nursing, consider the program at Gaston College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Gaston College is located in Dallas, NC.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 141 nursing degrees were granted at Gaston College.

Online Class Availability at Gaston College

Distance learning is available at Gaston College. Of 6,443 students, 3,266 (51%) studied exclusively online and 2,645 (41%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Gaston College

Use these rankings to compare Gaston College’s Nursing program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	North Carolina	#27 of 83
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#81 of 529
Best Value	Nationwide	#166 of 1,878

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Gaston College

Graduates of Gaston College’s Nursing program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$55,092
2 years	$53,262
3 years	$52,589
4 years	$56,336
5 years	$64,239

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Nursing graduates from Gaston College earn a median of $56,336, compared with $36,875 for all Gaston College graduates — about 53% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Nursing graduates from Gaston College is $12,750.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Nursing graduates at Gaston College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Gaston College are 92% women (130) and 8% men (11).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Gaston College

Among the 56 associate’s nursing graduates at Gaston College, 91% were women (51) and 9% were men (5).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	28
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	13
Asian	1
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	8

Minority students account for 34% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Gaston College, below 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 Gaston College

This Nursing program at Gaston College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	141

Highest-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Those who complete Nursing program at Gaston College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the top-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.