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Nursing at Neosho County Community College

If you plan to study Nursing, consider the program at Neosho County Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Neosho County Community College is in Chanute, KS.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 56 nursing degrees were granted at Neosho County Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Neosho County Community College

Distance learning is available at Neosho County Community College. Of 1,813 students, 230 (13%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 540 (30%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Neosho County Community College

Use these rankings to compare Neosho County Community College’s Nursing program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Kansas	#9 of 35
Best Schools (Quality)	Kansas	#13 of 37
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#35 of 197
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#100 of 207
Best Value	Nationwide	#734 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1226 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Neosho County Community College

Graduates of Neosho 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	$51,910
2 years	$54,760
3 years	$55,087
4 years	$62,351
5 years	$70,233

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from Neosho County Community College take home a median $62,351, compared with $44,812 for all Neosho County Community College graduates — about 39% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Nursing graduates from Neosho County Community College stands at $17,877.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Nursing graduates at Neosho County Community College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Nursing graduates at Neosho County Community College are 93% women (52) and 7% men (4).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Neosho County Community College

Among the 56 associate’s nursing degrees awarded at Neosho County Community College, 93% were women (52) and 7% were men (4).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	44
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	5
Asian	2
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 20% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Neosho County Community College, below 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 Neosho County Community College

The Nursing program at Neosho County Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	56

Top-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Those who complete Nursing program at Neosho County Community College pursue many career paths. Below are the highest-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.