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Nursing at Richland Community College

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

Richland Community College is located in Decatur, Illinois and has a total student population of 2,235.

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

Richland Community College Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Richland Community College Nursing Rankings

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Nursing Student Demographics at Richland Community College

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

Richland Community College Nursing Associate’s Program

88% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at Richland Community College are white. Around 82% 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 Richland Community College with a associate's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 40
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Richland Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 49

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 IL, the home state for Richland Community College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Registered Nurses 129,400 $73,890
Medical and Health Services Managers 14,050 $121,900
Nurse Practitioners 5,540 $105,800
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,810 $69,310
Nurse Anesthetists 1,510 $190,500

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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