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Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training at High Desert Medical College

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

High Desert Medical College is located in Lancaster, California and has a total student population of 1,016.

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.

High Desert Medical College Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Degrees Available

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

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Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Student Demographics at High Desert Medical College

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

High Desert Medical College Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Associate’s Program

88% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of licensed practical/vocational nurse training associate's degrees went to men and 88% 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 High Desert Medical College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

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High Desert Medical College 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 38% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from High Desert Medical College with a associate's in licensed practical/vocational nurse training.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 2
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 High Desert Medical College.

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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