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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia

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

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is located in Visalia, California and approximately 1,927 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants section at the bottom of this page.

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Practical Nursing

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Rankings

Practical Nursing Student Demographics at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the practical nursing majors at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia.

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate’s Program

76% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of practical nursing associate's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in practical nursing only graduates about 11% men each year. The program at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 13% more women than average.

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San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in practical nursing graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia with a associate's in practical nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants

If you plan to be a practical 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 San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 28

Careers That Practical Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in practical 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 San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Nursing Assistants 99,440 $35,220
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 64,000 $56,200

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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