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Nursing at Dutchess Community College

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

DCC is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and approximately 8,034 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.

DCC Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

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Nursing Student Demographics at DCC

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

DCC Nursing Associate’s Program

85% Women
31% 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 DCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at DCC are white. Around 64% 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 Dutchess Community College with a associate's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 35
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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 Dutchess Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 55

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 NY, the home state for Dutchess Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Registered Nurses 182,490 $85,610
Medical and Health Services Managers 25,830 $143,030
Nurse Practitioners 13,710 $120,970
Nursing Instructors and Professors 4,380 $91,900
Nurse Anesthetists 1,770 $191,130

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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