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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

5 Schools Ranked
$1,142 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$16,341 Avg Student Debt

A nursing student has lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones had the most popular online associate degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Unitek College

Fremont, California
333 Total Awards
$17,249 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named Unitek College the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for nursing students working on their associate degree. Unitek College is a small private for-profit school situated in Fremont, California. It awarded 333 associate degrees in 2021-2022.

On average, associate degree students take out $17,249 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 86% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 45% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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#2

Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts

San Mateo, California
548 Total Awards
$17,818 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is a private for-profit institution located in San Mateo, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 548 associate degrees in 2021-2022.

On average, associate degree students take out $17,818 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2020-2021 year, about 31% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

Compton College

Compton, California
678 Total Awards
$1,142 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent associate degree programs at Compton College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Far Western US Region . This small public school is located in Compton, California, and it awarded 678 associate degrees in 2021-2022.

Students from California who attend Compton College full time pay an average of $1,142 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $8,822. Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 57% took at least some of their classes online.

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#4

University of Antelope Valley

Lancaster, California
9 Total Awards

Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Antelope Valley landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in Lancaster, California, the very small private for-profit school handed out 9 associate degree awards in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 22% were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 17% took at least some of their classes online.

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#4

National University

San Diego, California
240 Total Awards
$13,447 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means National University is a great place for nursing students working on their associate degree. National University is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 240 associate degrees in 2021-2022.

On average, associate degree students take out $13,447 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 55% were women.

In 2020-2021 about 70% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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