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Nursing at Ocean County College

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

OCC is located in Toms River, New Jersey and approximately 7,480 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.

OCC Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

OCC Nursing Rankings

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Nursing Student Demographics at OCC

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

OCC Nursing Associate’s Program

85% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at OCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at OCC are white. Around 79% 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 Ocean County College with a associate's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 119
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ocean County College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 150

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 Ocean County 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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