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Registered Nursing at Howard College

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

Howard County Junior College is located in Big Spring, Texas and approximately 3,674 students attend the school each year.

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.

Howard County Junior College Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Registered Nursing

Howard County Junior College Registered Nursing Rankings

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Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Howard County Junior College

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

Howard County Junior College Registered Nursing Associate’s Program

90% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of registered 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 registered nursing at Howard County Junior College are white. Around 51% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Howard County Junior College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in registered nursing graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 29
White 36
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 TX, the home state for Howard College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Registered Nurses 210,350 $72,890
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,900 $71,780

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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