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Nursing at Community College of Rhode Island

What traits are you looking for in a school for Nursing, you may want to check out the program at Community College of Rhode Island. Get started with the following essential facts.

Community College of Rhode Island is in Warwick, RI.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 232 nursing graduations were recorded at Community College of Rhode Island.

Online & Distance Learning at Community College of Rhode Island

Online coursework is an option at Community College of Rhode Island. Of 12,275 students, 2,352 (19%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,958 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Community College of Rhode Island

Use these rankings to compare Community College of Rhode Island’s Nursing program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	New England (Region)	#1 of 92
Best Value	Rhode Island	#1 of 5
Best Schools (Quality)	Rhode Island	#4 of 5
Best Schools (Quality)	New England (Region)	#42 of 97
Best Value	Nationwide	#126 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#450 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Community College of Rhode Island

Students who complete Community College of Rhode Island’s Nursing program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$58,718
2 years	$59,193
3 years	$62,973
4 years	$69,393
5 years	$79,309

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from Community College of Rhode Island take home a median $69,393, compared with $42,368 for all Community College of Rhode Island graduates — about 64% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Nursing graduates from Community College of Rhode Island stands at $21,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Nursing graduates at Community College of Rhode Island, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Community College of Rhode Island are 87% women (201) and 13% men (31).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Community College of Rhode Island

Of the 232 associate’s nursing degrees awarded at Community College of Rhode Island, 87% were women (201) and 13% were men (31).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	118
Hispanic / Latino	59
Black / African American	25
Asian	5
Two or More Races	24
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 49% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Community College of Rhode Island, above 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 Community College of Rhode Island

This Nursing program at Community College of Rhode Island offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	232

Top-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Community College of Rhode Island pursue many career paths. Here are the highest-paying careers for Nursing majors, 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.