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Nursing at Riverside College of Health Careers

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Riverside College of Health Careers has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Riverside College of Health Careers is located in Newport News, Virginia and has a total student population of 303.

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

Riverside College of Health Careers Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Riverside College of Health Careers Nursing Rankings

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Nursing Student Demographics at Riverside College of Health Careers

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Riverside College of Health Careers.

Riverside College of Health Careers Nursing Associate’s Program

95% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 5% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at Riverside College of Health Careers are white. Around 62% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Riverside College of Health Careers does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Riverside College of Health Careers with a associate's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 53
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Riverside College of Health Careers also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Riverside College of Health Careers. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 85

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 VA, the home state for Riverside College of Health Careers.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Registered Nurses 64,750 $69,790
Medical and Health Services Managers 7,650 $116,770
Nurse Practitioners 4,710 $105,170
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,480 $70,540
Nurse Anesthetists 850 $187,320

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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