Nursing at Odessa College

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Odessa College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Odessa College is located in Odessa, Texas and approximately 7,019 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.

Odessa College Nursing Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Odessa College Nursing Rankings

Nursing Student Demographics at Odessa College

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

Odessa College Nursing Associate’s Program

84% Women

77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Odessa College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

Odessa College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	37
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Odessa College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Odessa College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	75

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 TX, the home state for Odessa College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Registered Nurses	210,350	$72,890
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Nurse Practitioners	12,020	$111,060
Nurse Anesthetists	6,140	$158,510
Nursing Instructors and Professors	3,900	$71,780

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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