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Registered Nursing at Georgia Highlands College

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Registered Nursing at Georgia Highlands College

If you plan to study registered nursing, take a look at what Georgia Highlands College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GHC is located in Rome, Georgia and has a total student population of 5,680. Of the 82 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Highlands College in 2021, 23 of them were registered nursing majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Registered Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

GHC Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Registered Nursing
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at GHC

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, GHC does offer online courses in registered nursing for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

GHC Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered nursing progam at GHC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The registered nursing major at GHC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 57
Most Popular Online Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 133
Most Popular Online Registered Nursing Schools 148
Most Popular Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools 296
322
Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools 328
Most Focused Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools 401
Best Value Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools 408
429
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 470
615
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 639
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 676
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 678
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 853
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 862
Best Registered Nursing Schools 939

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at GHC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the registered nursing majors at Georgia Highlands College.

GHC Registered Nursing Associate’s Program

89% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of registered nursing associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in registered nursing at GHC are white. Around 83% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 72
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

GHC Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 23 registered nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from GHC, about 26% were men and 74% were women. The typical registered nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at GHC since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at GHC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia Highlands College with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

GHC also has a doctoral program available in registered nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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 GA, the home state for Georgia Highlands College.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Registered Nurses 76,640 $68,950
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,130 $71,470

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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