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Registered Nursing at Virginia Western Community College

Registered Nursing at Virginia Western Community College

If you plan to study registered nursing, take a look at what Virginia Western Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Virginia Western Community College is located in Roanoke, Virginia and approximately 5,738 students attend the school each year.

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

Virginia Western Community College Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Registered Nursing (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Registered Nursing

Virginia Western Community College Registered Nursing Rankings

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Virginia Western Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the registered nursing majors at Virginia Western Community College.

Virginia Western Community College Registered Nursing Associate’s Program

90% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of registered nursing associate's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in registered nursing at Virginia Western Community College are white. Around 88% 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 Virginia Western Community College with a associate's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 42
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Western Community College.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Registered Nurses 64,750 $69,790
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,480 $70,540

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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