Nursing at Compton College
Compton College is located in Compton, California and has a total student population of 4,612.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.
Compton College Nursing Degrees Available
- Associate’s Degree in Nursing
Online Classes Are Available at Compton College
Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.
For those who are interested in distance learning, Compton College does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:
- Associate’s Degree
Compton College Nursing Rankings
Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.
Nursing Student Demographics at Compton College
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Compton College.
Compton College Nursing Associate’s Program
Compton College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 49% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Compton College with a associate's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 12 |
Black or African American | 15 |
Hispanic or Latino | 23 |
White | 5 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
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 Compton College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Registered Nursing | 64 |
Related Majors
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 CA, the home state for Compton College.
Occupation | Jobs in CA | Average Salary in CA |
---|---|---|
Registered Nurses | 294,510 | $106,950 |
Medical and Health Services Managers | 34,510 | $125,770 |
Nurse Practitioners | 13,420 | $133,780 |
Nursing Instructors and Professors | 3,390 | $101,320 |
Nurse Anesthetists | 1,180 | $212,210 |
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.