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Nursing at Georgia Highlands College

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

GHC is located in Rome, Georgia and has a total student population of 5,680. In 2021, 23 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from GHC.

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

GHC Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at GHC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? GHC offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

GHC Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at GHC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at GHC 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 62
Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 143
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools 189
Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools 299
323
Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools 330
Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools 408
Most Focused Nursing Associate Degree Schools 412
456
Best Value Nursing Schools 487
650
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 708
Most Popular Nursing Schools 724
Most Focused Nursing Schools 788
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 887
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 907
Best Nursing Schools 992

Earnings of GHC Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at GHC is $62,911. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 0% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at GHC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Georgia Highlands College.

GHC Nursing Associate’s Program

89% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at GHC are white. Around 83% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 72
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

GHC Nursing Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing from GHC. About 26% were men and 74% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at GHC since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at GHC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

GHC also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 GA, the home state for Georgia Highlands College.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Registered Nurses 76,640 $68,950
Medical and Health Services Managers 8,790 $111,850
Nurse Practitioners 6,110 $106,750
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,130 $71,470
Nurse Anesthetists 990 $151,070

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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