Nursing at Mount Wachusett Community College

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Mount Wachusett Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

MWCC is located in Gardner, Massachusetts and approximately 3,187 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.

MWCC Nursing Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Nursing

MWCC Nursing Rankings

Nursing Student Demographics at MWCC

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

MWCC Nursing Associate’s Program

85% Women

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at MWCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

MWCC 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 Mount Wachusett Community College with a associate's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Mount Wachusett Community College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mount Wachusett Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 MA, the home state for Mount Wachusett Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Registered Nurses	80,630	$92,140
Medical and Health Services Managers	15,380	$133,900
Nurse Practitioners	6,200	$122,740
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,720	$87,970
Nurse Anesthetists	810	$191,320

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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