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Nursing at Los Angeles Southwest College

Nursing at Los Angeles Southwest College

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

Los Angeles Southwest College is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 5,216 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.

Los Angeles Southwest College Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Los Angeles Southwest College Nursing Rankings

Nursing Student Demographics at Los Angeles Southwest College

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

Los Angeles Southwest College Nursing Associate’s Program

77% Women
90% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Los Angeles Southwest College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

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Los Angeles Southwest College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 50% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Los Angeles Southwest College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 43

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 CA, the home state for Los Angeles Southwest College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Registered Nurses 294,510 $106,950
Medical and Health Services Managers 34,510 $125,770
Nurse Practitioners 13,420 $133,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,390 $101,320
Nurse Anesthetists 1,180 $212,210

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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