Nursing at Colorado Mountain College

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

Colorado Mountain College is located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado and has a total student population of 5,315. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Colorado Mountain College.

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

Colorado Mountain College Nursing Degrees Available

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

Colorado Mountain College Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at Colorado Mountain College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Colorado Mountain College 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools	64
Most Focused Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools	64
	212
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	246
	318
	536
Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools	549
Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools	585
Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools	622
Most Focused Nursing Associate Degree Schools	821
Best Value Nursing Schools	831
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	859
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	909
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	946
Most Popular Nursing Schools	984
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,380
Best Nursing Schools	1,419

Earnings of Colorado Mountain College Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Colorado Mountain College is $71,731. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 14% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at Colorado Mountain College

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

Colorado Mountain College Nursing Associate’s Program

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 Colorado Mountain College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at Colorado Mountain College are white. Around 84% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Colorado Mountain College Nursing Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 nursing majors earned their bachelor's degree from Colorado Mountain College. Of these graduates, 4% were men and 96% were women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Colorado Mountain College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Colorado Mountain College 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 Colorado Mountain College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Colorado Mountain College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	76

Related Majors

• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Allied Health Professions

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 CO, the home state for Colorado Mountain College.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Registered Nurses	51,760	$74,240
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,460	$118,540
Nurse Practitioners	2,920	$111,210
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,260	$62,720
Nurse Anesthetists	340	$172,700

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.