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Nursing at Fresno City College

If you plan to study Nursing, consider the program at Fresno City College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Fresno City College sits in Fresno, CA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 243 nursing degrees were granted at Fresno City College.

Online & Distance Learning at Fresno City College

Online coursework is an option at Fresno City College. Among 28,071 students, 8,294 (30%) studied exclusively online and 7,452 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Fresno City College

Use these rankings to compare Fresno City College’s Nursing program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#1 of 218
Best Value	California	#2 of 137
Best Value	Nationwide	#2 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#23 of 141
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#25 of 224
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#48 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Fresno City College

Those who finish Fresno City College’s Nursing program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$77,104
2 years	$79,180
3 years	$83,319
4 years	$90,916
5 years	$97,609

How does this compare to the school overall? At the four-year mark, Nursing graduates from Fresno City College earn a median of $90,916, compared with $44,430 for all Fresno City College graduates — about 105% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Nursing graduates from Fresno City College comes in at $8,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Nursing graduates at Fresno City College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Nursing graduates at Fresno City College are 75% women (182) and 25% men (61).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Fresno City College

Of the 243 associate’s nursing degrees awarded at Fresno City College, 75% were women (182) and 25% were men (61).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	52
Hispanic / Latino	126
Black / African American	6
Asian	51
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	5
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 78% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Fresno City College, higher than 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 Fresno City College

This Nursing program at Fresno City College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	243

Best-Paid Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Fresno City College go on to a range of careers. Below are the best-paid 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.