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Nursing at Porterville College

Nursing at Porterville College

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

Porterville College is located in Porterville, California and approximately 3,964 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.

Porterville College Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Porterville College Nursing Rankings

Nursing Student Demographics at Porterville College

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

Porterville College Nursing Associate’s Program

72% Women
83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 28% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Porterville College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

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Porterville College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 44% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Porterville College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 20

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 CA, the home state for Porterville College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Registered Nurses 294,510 $106,950
Medical and Health Services Managers 34,510 $125,770
Nurse Practitioners 13,420 $133,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,390 $101,320
Nurse Anesthetists 1,180 $212,210

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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