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Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training at College of the Desert

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Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training at College of the Desert

If you plan to study licensed practical/vocational nurse training, take a look at what College of the Desert has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and approximately 10,932 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training section at the bottom of this page.

College of the Desert Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training

College of the Desert Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Rankings

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Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Student Demographics at College of the Desert

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the licensed practical/vocational nurse training majors at College of the Desert.

College of the Desert Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Associate’s Program

81% Women
81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of licensed practical/vocational nurse training associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in licensed practical/vocational nurse training only graduates about 10% men each year. The program at College of the Desert may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

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College of the Desert does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in licensed practical/vocational nurse training 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 College of the Desert with a associate's in licensed practical/vocational nurse training.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Grads May Go Into

A degree in licensed practical/vocational nurse training can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for College of the Desert.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 64,000 $56,200

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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