Registered Nursing at Minnesota West Community and Technical College
Minnesota West is located in Granite Falls, Minnesota and approximately 3,253 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Registered Nursing section at the bottom of this page.
Minnesota West Registered Nursing Degrees Available
- Associate’s Degree in Registered Nursing
Online Classes Are Available at Minnesota West
If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.
Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Minnesota West offers distance education options for registered nursing at the following degree levels:
- Associate’s Degree
Minnesota West Registered Nursing Rankings
Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.
Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Minnesota West
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the registered nursing majors at Minnesota West Community and Technical College.
Minnesota West Registered Nursing Associate’s Program

Minnesota West does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in registered nursing graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Minnesota West Community and Technical College with a associate's in registered nursing.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 31 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 11 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Related Majors
Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into
A degree in registered 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 MN, the home state for Minnesota West Community and Technical College.
Occupation | Jobs in MN | Average Salary in MN |
---|---|---|
Registered Nurses | 69,000 | $78,920 |
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.