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Nursing at Iowa Central Community College

If you are interested in studying Nursing, take a look at what Iowa Central Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Iowa Central Community College is located in Fort Dodge, IA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 80 nursing graduations were recorded at Iowa Central Community College.

Online Class Availability at Iowa Central Community College

Online coursework is an option at Iowa Central Community College. Of 4,949 students, 528 (11%) studied exclusively online and 996 (20%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Iowa Central Community College

Use these rankings to compare Iowa Central Community College’s Nursing program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Iowa	#6 of 34
Best Schools (Quality)	Iowa	#14 of 35
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#30 of 197
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#108 of 207
Best Value	Nationwide	#679 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1260 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Iowa Central Community College

Students who complete Iowa Central Community 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	$52,031
2 years	$49,437
3 years	$51,433
4 years	$56,632
5 years	$64,475

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Nursing graduates from Iowa Central Community College earn a median of $56,632, compared with $44,222 for all Iowa Central Community College graduates — about 28% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Nursing graduates from Iowa Central Community College stands at $21,093.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Nursing graduates at Iowa Central Community College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Nursing graduates at Iowa Central Community College are 91% women (73) and 9% men (7).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Iowa Central Community College

Of the 80 associate’s nursing degrees awarded at Iowa Central Community College, 91% were women (73) and 9% were men (7).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	49
Hispanic / Latino	10
Black / African American	4
Asian	2
Two or More Races	11
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	3

Minority students account for 34% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Iowa Central Community College, below 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 Iowa Central Community College

This Nursing program at Iowa Central Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	80

Highest-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Iowa Central Community College work across a variety of fields. Here 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.