Nursing at Western Nevada College
WNC is located in Carson City, Nevada and approximately 3,495 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.
WNC Nursing Degrees Available
- Associate’s Degree in Nursing
WNC Nursing Rankings
Nursing Student Demographics at WNC
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Western Nevada College.
WNC Nursing Associate’s Program
WNC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in 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 Western Nevada College with a associate's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
White | 21 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
Concentrations Within Nursing
The following nursing concentations are available at Western Nevada College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Nevada College. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Registered Nursing | 50 |
Related Majors
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 NV, the home state for Western Nevada College.
Occupation | Jobs in NV | Average Salary in NV |
---|---|---|
Registered Nurses | 22,560 | $85,620 |
Medical and Health Services Managers | 2,360 | $121,120 |
Nurse Practitioners | 710 | $112,540 |
Nursing Instructors and Professors | 480 | $76,120 |
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.