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Nursing at Southwest Tennessee Community College

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Nursing at Southwest Tennessee Community College

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

Southwest is located in Memphis, Tennessee and has a total student population of 7,371.

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

Southwest Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Southwest Nursing Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Nursing Student Demographics at Southwest

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

Southwest Nursing Associate’s Program

83% Women
53% 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 Southwest may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

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Southwest does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 50
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 48
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 TN, the home state for Southwest Tennessee Community College.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Registered Nurses 60,360 $61,320
Medical and Health Services Managers 10,320 $101,550
Nurse Practitioners 7,010 $95,990
Nurse Anesthetists 2,190 $150,880
Nursing Instructors and Professors 910 $75,300

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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