Nursing at Peninsula College

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if Peninsula College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

Peninsula College is located in Port Angeles, Washington and approximately 1,727 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.

Peninsula College Nursing Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Peninsula College Nursing Rankings

Nursing Student Demographics at Peninsula College

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

Peninsula College Nursing Associate’s Program

71% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Peninsula College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at Peninsula College are white. Around 61% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Peninsula College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	29

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 WA, the home state for Peninsula College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Registered Nurses	56,290	$82,670
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,950	$117,970
Nurse Practitioners	3,430	$117,650
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,080	$77,540
Nurse Anesthetists	730	$195,610

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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