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Nursing at Lake-Sumter State College

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Lake-Sumter State College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

LSSC is located in Leesburg, Florida and approximately 4,760 students attend the school each year. Of the 38 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lake-Sumter State College in 2021, 38 of them were nursing majors.

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

LSSC Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at LSSC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? LSSC offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

LSSC Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how LSSC performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at LSSC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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
Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 123
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools 155
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 307
421
Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools 512
552
Most Focused Nursing Associate Degree Schools 676
Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools 769
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 776
Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools 788
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 806
Most Popular Nursing Schools 816
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 895
935
Most Focused Nursing Schools 986
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,083
Best Nursing Schools 1,603

Nursing Student Demographics at LSSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Lake-Sumter State College.

LSSC Nursing Associate’s Program

83% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at LSSC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

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LSSC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 28
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

LSSC Nursing Bachelor’s Program

92% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 nursing majors earned their bachelor's degree from LSSC. Of these graduates, 8% were men and 92% were women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at LSSC 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 Lake-Sumter State College with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Lake-Sumter State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 96

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 FL, the home state for Lake-Sumter State College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Registered Nurses 177,600 $66,210
Nurse Practitioners 10,590 $101,100
Nurse Anesthetists 2,180 $177,390
Nurse Midwives 330 $88,060

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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