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Registered Nursing at Western Nevada College

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

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 Registered Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

WNC Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Registered Nursing

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Registered Nursing Student Demographics at WNC

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

WNC Registered Nursing Associate’s Program

84% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of registered nursing associate's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in registered nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at WNC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

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WNC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in registered nursing graduates 5% 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 registered nursing.

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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

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 NV, the home state for Western Nevada College.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
Registered Nurses 22,560 $85,620
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.

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