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Nursing at Community College of Philadelphia

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

Community College of Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 13,672 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.

Community College of Philadelphia Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Community College of Philadelphia Nursing Rankings

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Nursing Student Demographics at Community College of Philadelphia

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

Community College of Philadelphia Nursing Associate’s Program

86% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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Community College of Philadelphia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in 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 Community College of Philadelphia with a associate's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 46
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 42
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Community College of Philadelphia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 109

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 PA, the home state for Community College of Philadelphia.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Registered Nurses 148,520 $70,390
Medical and Health Services Managers 16,410 $97,310
Nurse Practitioners 7,280 $98,250
Nursing Instructors and Professors 4,010 $78,810
Nurse Anesthetists 1,700 $171,250

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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