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Nursing at Houston Community College

Nursing at Houston Community College

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if Houston Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 48,329 students attend the school each year.

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

Houston Community College Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Houston Community College Nursing Rankings

Nursing Student Demographics at Houston Community College

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

Houston Community College Nursing Associate’s Program

69% Women
73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Houston Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 17% more women than average.

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Houston Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 25
Black or African American 53
Hispanic or Latino 33
White 17
International Students 23
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Houston Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 154

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 TX, the home state for Houston Community College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Registered Nurses 210,350 $72,890
Medical and Health Services Managers 30,010 $105,450
Nurse Practitioners 12,020 $111,060
Nurse Anesthetists 6,140 $158,510
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,900 $71,780

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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