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Nursing at Palomar College

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

Palomar College is located in San Marcos, California and has a total student population of 21,141.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Palomar College Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Palomar College Nursing Rankings

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Nursing Student Demographics at Palomar College

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

Palomar College Nursing Associate’s Program

80% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Palomar College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

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Palomar College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 25
White 27
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Palomar College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Palomar College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 76

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 CA, the home state for Palomar College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Registered Nurses 294,510 $106,950
Medical and Health Services Managers 34,510 $125,770
Nurse Practitioners 13,420 $133,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,390 $101,320
Nurse Anesthetists 1,180 $212,210

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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