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Nursing at Orange County Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Nursing, consider the program at Orange County Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Orange County Community College sits in Middletown, NY.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 118 nursing graduations were recorded at Orange County Community College.

Studying Online at Orange County Community College

Online coursework is an option at Orange County Community College. Among 5,704 students, 585 (10%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,273 (22%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Orange County Community College

Use these rankings to compare Orange County Community College’s Nursing program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	New York	#16 of 97
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#28 of 258
Best Schools (Quality)	New York	#41 of 106
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#104 of 274
Best Value	Nationwide	#312 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#355 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Orange County Community College

Those who finish Orange County 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	$69,485
2 years	$66,401
3 years	$74,038
4 years	$83,492
5 years	$95,291

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from Orange County Community College take home a median $83,492, compared with $48,564 for all Orange County Community College graduates — about 72% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Nursing graduates from Orange County Community College stands at $21,159.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Nursing graduates at Orange County Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Orange County Community College are 83% women (98) and 17% men (20).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Orange County Community College

Among the 118 associate’s nursing graduates at Orange County Community College, 83% were women (98) and 17% were men (20).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	60
Hispanic / Latino	27
Black / African American	16
Asian	6
Two or More Races	8
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 48% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Orange County Community College, above 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 Orange County Community College

The Nursing program at Orange County Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	118

Best-Paid Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Orange County Community College go on to a range of careers. Here are the top-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.