Nursing at Howard Community College
HCC is located in Columbia, Maryland and has a total student population of 9,566.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.
HCC Nursing Degrees Available
- Associate’s Degree in Nursing
HCC Nursing Rankings
Nursing Student Demographics at HCC
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Howard Community College.
HCC Nursing Associate’s Program
HCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Howard Community College with a associate's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 18 |
Black or African American | 60 |
Hispanic or Latino | 18 |
White | 29 |
International Students | 13 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 13 |
Concentrations Within Nursing
The following nursing concentations are available at Howard Community College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Howard Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Registered Nursing | 167 |
Related Majors
- Health & Medical Administrative Services
- Public Health
- Dental Support Services
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
- Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
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 MD, the home state for Howard Community College.
Occupation | Jobs in MD | Average Salary in MD |
---|---|---|
Registered Nurses | 54,080 | $76,820 |
Medical and Health Services Managers | 11,210 | $127,080 |
Nurse Practitioners | 3,710 | $115,060 |
Nursing Instructors and Professors | 870 | $92,980 |
Nurse Anesthetists | 290 | $191,160 |
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.