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Nursing at J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Drake State is located in Huntsville, Alabama and approximately 825 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.

Drake State Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Drake State Nursing Rankings

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Nursing Student Demographics at Drake State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College.

Drake State Nursing Associate’s Program

95% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 5% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

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Drake State does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Nursing

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 21

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 AL, the home state for J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Registered Nurses 49,490 $59,470
Nurse Practitioners 3,680 $95,970
Medical and Health Services Managers 3,240 $101,560
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,330 $66,670
Nurse Anesthetists 1,240 $161,780

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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