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Nursing at Fortis College - Columbia

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

Fortis College - Columbia is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 569 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.

Fortis College - Columbia Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Fortis College - Columbia Nursing Rankings

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Nursing Student Demographics at Fortis College - Columbia

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

Fortis College - Columbia Nursing Associate’s Program

89% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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Fortis College - Columbia 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 Fortis College - Columbia with a associate's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Fortis College - Columbia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 27

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 SC, the home state for Fortis College - Columbia.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
Registered Nurses 44,350 $64,940
Medical and Health Services Managers 5,470 $98,780
Nurse Practitioners 2,260 $99,910
Nurse Anesthetists 930 $164,480
Nursing Instructors and Professors 550 $67,430

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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