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Registered Nursing at Dutchess Community College

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

DCC is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and has a total student population of 8,034.

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

DCC Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Registered Nursing

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Registered Nursing Student Demographics at DCC

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

DCC Registered Nursing Associate’s Program

89% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of registered nursing associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in registered nursing at DCC are white. Around 51% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. DCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in registered nursing graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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
Nursing Instructors and Professors 4,380 $91,900

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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