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Nursing at East Arkansas Community College

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if East Arkansas Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

East Arkansas Community College is located in Forrest City, Arkansas and approximately 934 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.

East Arkansas Community College Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

East Arkansas Community College Nursing 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.

Nursing Student Demographics at East Arkansas Community College

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

East Arkansas Community College Nursing Associate’s Program

90% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at East Arkansas Community College are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. East Arkansas Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from East Arkansas Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 21

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 AR, the home state for East Arkansas Community College.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
Registered Nurses 25,380 $60,780
Medical and Health Services Managers 4,900 $85,290
Nurse Practitioners 1,900 $104,300
Nursing Instructors and Professors 650 $54,920
Nurse Anesthetists 360 $186,970

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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