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Registered Nursing at Polk State College

What traits are you looking for in a registered nursing school? To help you decide if Polk State College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's registered nursing program.

Polk State is located in Winter Haven, Florida and has a total student population of 9,961.

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.

Polk State Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Registered Nursing
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing

Polk State Registered Nursing Rankings

The registered nursing major at Polk State 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.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Polk State

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

Polk State Registered Nursing Associate’s Program

83% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of registered nursing associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in registered nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Polk State may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

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Polk State does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in registered nursing graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 25
White 46
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Polk State Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of registered nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at Polk State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 42
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 FL, the home state for Polk State College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Registered Nurses 177,600 $66,210

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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