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Registered Nursing at Whatcom Community College

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

Whatcom Community College is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 2,719.

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.

Whatcom Community College Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Registered Nursing

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Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Whatcom Community College

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

Whatcom Community College Registered Nursing Associate’s Program

73% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of registered nursing associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in registered nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Whatcom Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in registered nursing at Whatcom Community College are white. Around 73% 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 Whatcom Community College with a associate's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 24
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 WA, the home state for Whatcom Community College.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Registered Nurses 56,290 $82,670
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,080 $77,540

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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