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Nursing at Howard Community College

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at Howard Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

HCC is located in Columbia, Maryland and approximately 9,566 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.

HCC Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

HCC Nursing Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Nursing Student Demographics at HCC

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

HCC Nursing Associate’s Program

84% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at HCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

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HCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 24
Black or African American 71
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 48
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Howard Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Howard Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 167

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 MD, the home state for Howard Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Registered Nurses 54,080 $76,820
Medical and Health Services Managers 11,210 $127,080
Nurse Practitioners 3,710 $115,060
Nursing Instructors and Professors 870 $92,980
Nurse Anesthetists 290 $191,160

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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