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Nursing at Westmoreland County Community College

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Westmoreland County Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Westmoreland College is located in Youngwood, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 4,369.

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

Westmoreland College Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Westmoreland College Nursing Rankings

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Nursing Student Demographics at Westmoreland College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Westmoreland County Community College.

Westmoreland College Nursing Associate’s Program

83% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Westmoreland College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at Westmoreland College are white. Around 93% 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 Westmoreland County Community College with a associate's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 100
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Westmoreland County Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 107

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 PA, the home state for Westmoreland County Community College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Registered Nurses 148,520 $70,390
Medical and Health Services Managers 16,410 $97,310
Nurse Practitioners 7,280 $98,250
Nursing Instructors and Professors 4,010 $78,810
Nurse Anesthetists 1,700 $171,250

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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