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Nursing at Mid-Plains Community College

If you plan to study Nursing, consider the program at Mid-Plains Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mid-Plains Community College is in North Platte, NE.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 15 nursing degrees were awarded at Mid-Plains Community College.

Studying Online at Mid-Plains Community College

Many students take online classes at Mid-Plains Community College. Among 2,140 students, 541 (25%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 554 (26%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Mid-Plains Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Mid-Plains Community College’s Nursing program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Nebraska	#4 of 15
Best Schools (Quality)	Nebraska	#16 of 16
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#18 of 197
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#179 of 207
Best Value	Nationwide	#528 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1584 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Mid-Plains Community College

Those who finish Mid-Plains Community College’s Nursing program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$53,294
2 years	$51,482
3 years	$52,344
4 years	$59,996
5 years	$67,230

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Nursing graduates from Mid-Plains Community College report median earnings of $59,996, compared with $36,457 for all Mid-Plains Community College graduates — about 65% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Nursing graduates from Mid-Plains Community College comes in at $20,376.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Nursing graduates at Mid-Plains Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Mid-Plains Community College are 93% women (14) and 7% men (1).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Mid-Plains Community College

Among the 15 associate’s nursing graduates at Mid-Plains Community College, 93% were women (14) and 7% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Mid-Plains Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	13
Hispanic / Latino	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 13% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Mid-Plains Community College, lower than 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 Mid-Plains Community College

This Nursing program at Mid-Plains Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	15

Best-Paid Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Mid-Plains Community College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the highest-paying 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.