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Nursing at Riverside City College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Nursing, you may want to check out the program at Riverside City College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Riverside City College is in Riverside, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 171 nursing degrees were awarded at Riverside City College.

Studying Online at Riverside City College

Distance learning is available at Riverside City College. Among 21,730 students, 6,808 (31%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,699 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Riverside City College

Use these rankings to compare Riverside City College’s Nursing program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Nationwide	#12 of 1,878
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#16 of 218
Best Value	California	#18 of 137
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#30 of 141
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#40 of 224
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#84 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Riverside City College

Students who complete Riverside City College’s Nursing program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$74,385
2 years	$75,204
3 years	$83,133
4 years	$95,938
5 years	$107,743

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years out, Nursing graduates from Riverside City College earn a median of $95,938, compared with $42,307 for all Riverside City College graduates — about 127% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Nursing graduates from Riverside City College comes in at $11,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

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

Across all degree levels, Nursing graduates at Riverside City College are 80% women (136) and 20% men (35).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Riverside City College

Of the 171 associate’s nursing graduates at Riverside City College, 80% were women (136) and 20% were men (35).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	44
Hispanic / Latino	86
Black / African American	6
Asian	27
Two or More Races	6
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 73% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Riverside 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 Riverside City College

This Nursing program at Riverside City College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	171

Top-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Those who complete Nursing program at Riverside City College go on to a range of careers. Here are the highest-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.