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Nursing at West Virginia Northern Community College

Nursing at West Virginia Northern Community College

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

WVNCC is located in Wheeling, West Virginia and has a total student population of 1,253.

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

WVNCC Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

WVNCC Nursing Rankings

Nursing Student Demographics at WVNCC

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

WVNCC Nursing Associate’s Program

91% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at WVNCC are white. Around 83% 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 West Virginia Northern Community College with a associate's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 29
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Virginia Northern Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 54

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia Northern Community College.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Registered Nurses 19,930 $61,780
Medical and Health Services Managers 1,610 $110,130
Nurse Practitioners 1,080 $100,690
Nursing Instructors and Professors 400 $58,530
Nurse Midwives 30 $113,720

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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