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Nursing at Otero Junior College

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

Otero JC is located in La Junta, Colorado and approximately 1,216 students attend the school each year.

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

Otero JC Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Otero JC Nursing Rankings

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Nursing Student Demographics at Otero JC

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

Otero JC Nursing Associate’s Program

81% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Otero JC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

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Otero JC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 34
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Otero Junior College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 74

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 CO, the home state for Otero Junior College.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Registered Nurses 51,760 $74,240
Medical and Health Services Managers 5,460 $118,540
Nurse Practitioners 2,920 $111,210
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,260 $62,720
Nurse Anesthetists 340 $172,700

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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