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Nursing at Broward College

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

BC is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and has a total student population of 33,243. In 2021, 106 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from BC.

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

BC Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

BC Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how BC performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at BC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools 26
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 77
Best Value Nursing Schools 390
Most Focused Nursing Associate Degree Schools 930
Best Nursing Schools 951
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1,039

Earnings of BC Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at BC is $73,086. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 16% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at BC

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

BC Nursing Associate’s Program

84% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at BC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

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BC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 73
Hispanic or Latino 97
White 86
International Students 19
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

BC Nursing Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 106 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Nursing from BC in 2020-2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 56
Hispanic or Latino 24
White 7
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

BC also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Broward College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Broward College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 409

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 FL, the home state for Broward College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Registered Nurses 177,600 $66,210
Nurse Practitioners 10,590 $101,100
Nurse Anesthetists 2,180 $177,390
Nurse Midwives 330 $88,060

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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