Nursing at Western Nevada College

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

WNC is located in Carson City, Nevada and has a total student population of 3,495.

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

WNC Nursing Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Nursing

WNC Nursing Rankings

Nursing Student Demographics at WNC

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

WNC Nursing Associate’s Program

84% Women

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at WNC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

WNC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Nevada College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	50

Health Sciences & Services

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 NV, the home state for Western Nevada College.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Registered Nurses	22,560	$85,620
Medical and Health Services Managers	2,360	$121,120
Nurse Practitioners	710	$112,540
Nursing Instructors and Professors	480	$76,120

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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