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Nursing at Berkshire Community College

If you are interested in studying Nursing, take a look at what Berkshire Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Berkshire Community College is in Pittsfield, MA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 54 nursing degrees were granted at Berkshire Community College.

Online Class Availability at Berkshire Community College

Distance learning is available at Berkshire Community College. Of 1,694 students, 389 (23%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 454 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Berkshire Community College

Use these rankings to compare Berkshire Community College’s Nursing program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Massachusetts	#12 of 38
Best Value	New England (Region)	#17 of 92
Best Schools (Quality)	Massachusetts	#38 of 42
Best Schools (Quality)	New England (Region)	#76 of 97
Best Value	Nationwide	#539 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1137 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Berkshire Community College

Graduates of Berkshire Community College’s Nursing program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$59,888
2 years	$63,005
3 years	$65,271
4 years	$72,403
5 years	$84,914

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Nursing graduates from Berkshire Community College report median earnings of $72,403, compared with $58,918 for all Berkshire Community College graduates — about 23% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Nursing graduates from Berkshire Community College stands at $22,753.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Nursing graduates at Berkshire Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Berkshire Community College are 87% women (47) and 13% men (7).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Berkshire Community College

Of the 54 associate’s nursing graduates at Berkshire Community College, 87% were women (47) and 13% were men (7).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Berkshire Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	30
Hispanic / Latino	4
Black / African American	13
Asian	1
Unknown	6

Minority students account for 33% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Berkshire Community College, lower than the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Berkshire Community College

The Nursing program at Berkshire Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	54

Highest-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Berkshire Community College work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying careers for Nursing graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.