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Registered Nursing at MiraCosta College

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

MiraCosta College is located in Oceanside, California and has a total student population of 12,645.

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.

MiraCosta College Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Registered Nursing

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Registered Nursing Student Demographics at MiraCosta College

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

MiraCosta College Registered Nursing Associate’s Program

84% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of registered nursing associate's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in registered nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at MiraCosta College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in registered nursing at MiraCosta College are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. MiraCosta College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in registered nursing graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 30
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 CA, the home state for MiraCosta College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Registered Nurses 294,510 $106,950
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,390 $101,320

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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