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Nursing at Normandale Community College

If you plan to study Nursing, you may want to check out the program at Normandale Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Normandale Community College sits in Bloomington, MN.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 76 nursing degrees were awarded at Normandale Community College.

Studying Online at Normandale Community College

Distance learning is available at Normandale Community College. Of 11,026 students, 4,334 (39%) studied exclusively online and 3,455 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Normandale Community College

Rankings can help you compare Normandale Community College’s Nursing program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Minnesota	#16 of 45
Best Schools (Quality)	Minnesota	#39 of 47
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#73 of 197
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#142 of 207
Best Value	Nationwide	#946 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1423 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Normandale Community College

Graduates of Normandale Community College’s Nursing program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$53,508
2 years	$61,020
3 years	$62,435
4 years	$71,319
5 years	$84,586

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from Normandale Community College take home a median $71,319, compared with $48,237 for all Normandale Community College graduates — about 48% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Nursing graduates from Normandale Community College is $25,125.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Nursing graduates at Normandale Community College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Nursing graduates at Normandale Community College are 79% women (60) and 21% men (16).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Normandale Community College

Among the 76 associate’s nursing degrees awarded at Normandale Community College, 79% were women (60) and 21% were men (16).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	44
Hispanic / Latino	11
Black / African American	11
Asian	6
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Normandale 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 Normandale Community College

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

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	76

Highest-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Normandale Community College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks 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.