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Registered Nursing at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

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Registered Nursing at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

What traits are you looking for in a registered nursing school? To help you decide if Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's registered nursing program.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is located in Lakewood, Washington and approximately 8,329 students attend the school each year.

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

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Registered Nursing

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Registered Nursing Rankings

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Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the registered nursing majors at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Registered Nursing Associate’s Program

83% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of registered nursing associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in registered nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in registered nursing at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 36
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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 WA, the home state for Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Registered Nurses 56,290 $82,670
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,080 $77,540

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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