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Nursing at Salish Kootenai College

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

SKC is located in Pablo, Montana and approximately 716 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 10 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from SKC.

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

SKC Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

SKC Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at SKC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at SKC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Nursing Associate Degree Schools 303
Most Focused Nursing Schools 515
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 632
Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools 936
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1,013
Most Popular Nursing Schools 1,634

Nursing Student Demographics at SKC

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

SKC Nursing Associate’s Program

81% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at SKC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

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SKC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

SKC Nursing Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 nursing majors earned their bachelor's degree from SKC. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Salish Kootenai College with a bachelor's in nursing.

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

SKC 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Salish Kootenai College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 31

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 MT, the home state for Salish Kootenai College.

Occupation Jobs in MT Average Salary in MT
Registered Nurses 10,100 $67,450
Medical and Health Services Managers 1,430 $96,180
Nurse Practitioners 640 $103,510
Nursing Instructors and Professors 140 $71,830
Nurse Anesthetists 60 $246,370

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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