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Nursing at Arizona Western College

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Arizona Western College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

AWC is located in Yuma, Arizona and approximately 6,487 students attend the school each year.

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

AWC Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

AWC Nursing Rankings

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Nursing Student Demographics at AWC

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

AWC Nursing Associate’s Program

85% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at AWC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

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AWC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arizona Western 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 42
White 14
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Arizona Western College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Arizona Western College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 61

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 AZ, the home state for Arizona Western College.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Registered Nurses 54,690 $77,000
Medical and Health Services Managers 8,160 $115,770
Nurse Practitioners 3,510 $110,750
Nursing Instructors and Professors 840 $81,110
Nurse Midwives 100 $114,900

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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