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Nursing at Rio Hondo College

If you plan to study Nursing, take a look at what Rio Hondo College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rio Hondo College sits in Whittier, CA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 46 nursing graduations were recorded at Rio Hondo College.

Online & Distance Learning at Rio Hondo College

Many students take online classes at Rio Hondo College. Of 17,441 students, 4,556 (26%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,300 (19%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Rio Hondo College

Use these rankings to compare Rio Hondo College’s Nursing program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	California	#81 of 137
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#88 of 141
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#126 of 218
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#128 of 224
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#501 of 1,918
Best Value	Nationwide	#773 of 1,878

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Rio Hondo College

Graduates of Rio Hondo College’s Nursing program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$76,455
2 years	$74,576
3 years	$88,475
4 years	$96,604
5 years	$108,729

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from Rio Hondo College earn a median of $96,604, compared with $32,887 for all Rio Hondo College graduates — about 194% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Nursing graduates from Rio Hondo College comes in at $15,510.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Nursing graduates at Rio Hondo College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Nursing graduates at Rio Hondo College are 70% women (32) and 30% men (14).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Rio Hondo College

Of the 46 associate’s nursing degrees awarded at Rio Hondo College, 70% were women (32) and 30% were men (14).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Hispanic / Latino	18
Black / African American	1
Asian	20
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 87% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Rio Hondo 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 Rio Hondo College

This Nursing program at Rio Hondo College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	46

Top-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Rio Hondo College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Nursing majors, 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.