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Nursing at Lurleen B Wallace Community College

If you are interested in studying Nursing, consider the program at Lurleen B Wallace Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Lurleen B Wallace Community College is located in Andalusia, AL.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 58 nursing degrees were awarded at Lurleen B Wallace Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Lurleen B Wallace Community College

Many students take online classes at Lurleen B Wallace Community College. Among 2,062 students, 599 (29%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 755 (37%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Lurleen B Wallace Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Lurleen B Wallace Community College’s Nursing program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Alabama	#2 of 34
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#11 of 529
Best Value	Nationwide	#69 of 1,878

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Lurleen B Wallace Community College

Graduates of Lurleen B Wallace Community College’s Nursing program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$54,947
2 years	$56,302
3 years	$59,568
4 years	$65,358
5 years	$74,437

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from Lurleen B Wallace Community College report median earnings of $65,358, compared with $46,587 for all Lurleen B Wallace Community College graduates — about 40% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Nursing graduates from Lurleen B Wallace Community College comes in at $9,500.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Nursing graduates at Lurleen B Wallace Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Lurleen B Wallace Community College are 91% women (53) and 9% men (5).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Lurleen B Wallace Community College

Of the 58 associate’s nursing degrees awarded at Lurleen B Wallace Community College, 91% were women (53) and 9% were men (5).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Lurleen B Wallace Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	37
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	19
Two or More Races	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Lurleen B Wallace Community College, below the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Lurleen B Wallace Community College

The Nursing program at Lurleen B Wallace Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	58

Top-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Students who finish Nursing program at Lurleen B Wallace Community College work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid careers for Nursing majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.