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Nursing at Raritan Valley Community College

Nursing at Raritan Valley Community College

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

RVCC is located in Branchburg, New Jersey and approximately 7,080 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.

RVCC Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

RVCC Nursing Rankings

Nursing Student Demographics at RVCC

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

RVCC Nursing Associate’s Program

78% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at RVCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

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RVCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 21
White 37
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Raritan Valley Community College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Raritan Valley Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 106

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 NJ, the home state for Raritan Valley Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Registered Nurses 79,530 $82,750
Medical and Health Services Managers 11,260 $116,750
Nurse Practitioners 5,900 $122,100
Nursing Instructors and Professors 2,000 $89,950
Nurse Midwives 180 $113,980

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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