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Nursing at Northeastern Junior College

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

NJC is located in Sterling, Colorado and approximately 1,293 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.

NJC Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

NJC Nursing Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Nursing Student Demographics at NJC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Northeastern Junior College.

NJC Nursing Associate’s Program

86% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at NJC are white. Around 77% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northeastern Junior College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 22

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 CO, the home state for Northeastern Junior College.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Registered Nurses 51,760 $74,240
Medical and Health Services Managers 5,460 $118,540
Nurse Practitioners 2,920 $111,210
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,260 $62,720
Nurse Anesthetists 340 $172,700

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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