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Registered Nursing at Oakton Community 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 Oakton Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Oakton Community College is located in Des Plaines, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,313.

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.

Oakton Community College Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Registered Nursing

Oakton Community College Registered Nursing Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Oakton Community College

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

Oakton Community College Registered Nursing Associate’s Program

75% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of registered nursing associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in registered nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Oakton Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 12% more women than average.

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Oakton Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in registered nursing graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 24
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 IL, the home state for Oakton Community College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Registered Nurses 129,400 $73,890
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,810 $69,310

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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