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Nursing at Luzerne County Community College

If you are interested in studying Nursing, you may want to check out the program at Luzerne County Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Luzerne County Community College is in Nanticoke, PA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 111 nursing degrees were awarded at Luzerne County Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Luzerne County Community College

Distance learning is available at Luzerne County Community College. Of 4,460 students, 739 (17%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,088 (24%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Luzerne County Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Luzerne County Community College’s Nursing program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Pennsylvania	#9 of 79
Best Schools (Quality)	Pennsylvania	#52 of 84
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#80 of 258
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#182 of 274
Best Value	Nationwide	#688 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#916 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Luzerne County Community College

Those who finish Luzerne County Community College’s Nursing program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$63,642
2 years	$62,674
3 years	$62,479
4 years	$64,410
5 years	$71,837

How does this compare to the school overall? At the four-year mark, Nursing graduates from Luzerne County Community College take home a median $64,410, compared with $46,981 for all Luzerne County Community College graduates — about 37% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Nursing graduates from Luzerne County Community College stands at $25,310.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Nursing graduates at Luzerne County Community College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Nursing graduates at Luzerne County Community College are 93% women (103) and 7% men (8).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Luzerne County Community College

Of the 111 associate’s nursing graduates at Luzerne County Community College, 93% were women (103) and 7% were men (8).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	73
Hispanic / Latino	10
Black / African American	9
Asian	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	16

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Luzerne County Community College, lower than 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 Luzerne County Community College

This Nursing program at Luzerne County Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	111

Highest-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Those who complete Nursing program at Luzerne County Community College work across a variety of fields. Below are the top-paying 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.