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Nursing at Central Wyoming College

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

CWC is located in Riverton, Wyoming and approximately 1,755 students attend the school each year.

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

CWC Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

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Nursing Student Demographics at CWC

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

CWC Nursing Associate’s Program

80% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at CWC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at CWC are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Central Wyoming College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 30

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 WY, the home state for Central Wyoming College.

Occupation Jobs in WY Average Salary in WY
Registered Nurses 5,010 $67,360
Medical and Health Services Managers 850 $100,720
Nurse Practitioners 290 $116,030
Nursing Instructors and Professors 120 $69,720

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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