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Registered Nursing at Pikes Peak Community College

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

PPCC is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and approximately 12,506 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 9 registered nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from PPCC.

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.

PPCC Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Registered Nursing (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Registered Nursing
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing

PPCC Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered nursing progam at PPCC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The registered nursing major at PPCC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Registered Nursing Basic Certificate Schools 2
Most Focused Registered Nursing Basic Certificate Schools 4
Best Registered Nursing Basic Certificate Schools 4
6
Best Value Registered Nursing Basic Certificate Schools 15
Most Popular Registered Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools 56
Most Focused Registered Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools 56
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 57
227
Most Popular Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools 262
295
504
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 518
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 579
Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools 589
Best Registered Nursing Schools 678
Best Value Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools 765
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 820
Most Focused Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools 881
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 935
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 974
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1,025

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at PPCC

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

PPCC Registered Nursing Associate’s Program

90% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of registered nursing associate's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in registered nursing at PPCC are white. Around 71% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 67
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

PPCC Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 9 registered nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from PPCC, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at PPCC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

PPCC also has a doctoral program available in registered nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 CO, the home state for Pikes Peak Community College.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Registered Nurses 51,760 $74,240
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,260 $62,720

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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