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Nursing at Mercer County Community College

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Mercer County Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mercer County Community College is located in West Windsor, New Jersey and approximately 6,342 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.

Mercer County Community College Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Mercer County Community College Nursing Rankings

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Nursing Student Demographics at Mercer County Community College

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

Mercer County Community College Nursing Associate’s Program

80% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Mercer County Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

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Mercer County Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 46
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mercer County Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 95

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 NJ, the home state for Mercer County Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Registered Nurses 79,530 $82,750
Medical and Health Services Managers 11,260 $116,750
Nurse Practitioners 5,900 $122,100
Nursing Instructors and Professors 2,000 $89,950
Nurse Midwives 180 $113,980

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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