Nursing at Howard College

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at Howard College stacks up to those at other schools.

Howard County Junior College is located in Big Spring, Texas and approximately 3,674 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.

Howard County Junior College Nursing Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Howard County Junior College Nursing Rankings

Nursing Student Demographics at Howard County Junior College

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

Howard County Junior College Nursing Associate’s Program

86% Women

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Howard County Junior College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

Howard County Junior College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Howard College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	70

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 Howard 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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