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Registered Nursing at Highline College

Every registered nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the registered nursing program at Highline College stacks up to those at other schools.

Highline is located in Des Moines, Washington and approximately 5,829 students attend the school each year.

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.

Highline Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Registered Nursing

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Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Highline

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

Highline Registered Nursing Associate’s Program

89% Women
52% 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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Highline does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in registered nursing graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 27
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

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 WA, the home state for Highline College.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Registered Nurses 56,290 $82,670
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,080 $77,540

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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