Nursing at Otero Junior College

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

Otero JC is located in La Junta, Colorado and approximately 1,216 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.

Otero JC Nursing Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Otero JC Nursing Rankings

Nursing Student Demographics at Otero JC

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

Otero JC Nursing Associate’s Program

83% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Otero JC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at Otero JC are white. Around 58% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	30
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Otero Junior College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	74

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 CO, the home state for Otero Junior College.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Registered Nurses	51,760	$74,240
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,460	$118,540
Nurse Practitioners	2,920	$111,210
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,260	$62,720
Nurse Anesthetists	340	$172,700

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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