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Nursing at Pasadena City College

If you are interested in studying Nursing, you may want to check out the program at Pasadena City College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Pasadena City College is in Pasadena, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 160 nursing graduations were recorded at Pasadena City College.

Online & Distance Learning at Pasadena City College

Distance learning is available at Pasadena City College. Among 24,597 students, 6,364 (26%) studied exclusively online and 7,896 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Pasadena City College

These rankings give you a sense of how Pasadena City College’s Nursing program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Nationwide	#6 of 1,878
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#8 of 218
Best Value	California	#9 of 137
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#38 of 141
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#48 of 224
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#107 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Pasadena City College

Students who complete Pasadena City 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	$70,089
2 years	$68,079
3 years	$83,823
4 years	$90,341
5 years	$101,040

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Nursing graduates from Pasadena City College earn a median of $90,341, compared with $33,819 for all Pasadena City College graduates — about 167% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Nursing graduates from Pasadena City College comes in at $12,834.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Nursing graduates at Pasadena City College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Nursing graduates at Pasadena City College are 74% women (118) and 26% men (42).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Pasadena City College

Of the 80 associate’s nursing degrees awarded at Pasadena City College, 74% were women (59) and 26% were men (21).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	8
Hispanic / Latino	33
Black / African American	2
Asian	32
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 88% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Pasadena City College, above 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 Pasadena City College

The Nursing program at Pasadena City College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	160

Best-Paid Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Pasadena City College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Nursing graduates, 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.