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Registered Nursing at Amarillo College

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

Amarillo College is located in Amarillo, Texas and has a total student population of 9,079.

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.

Amarillo College Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Registered Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at Amarillo College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Amarillo College does offer online education options in registered nursing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Associate’s Degree

Amarillo College Registered Nursing Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Amarillo College

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

Amarillo College Registered Nursing Associate’s Program

85% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of registered nursing associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in registered nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Amarillo College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

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Amarillo College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in registered nursing graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Amarillo College with a associate's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 98
White 82
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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 TX, the home state for Amarillo College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Registered Nurses 210,350 $72,890
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,900 $71,780

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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