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Nursing at Santa Rosa Junior College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Nursing, take a look at what Santa Rosa Junior College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Santa Rosa Junior College is located in Santa Rosa, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 97 nursing graduations were recorded at Santa Rosa Junior College.

Studying Online at Santa Rosa Junior College

Online coursework is an option at Santa Rosa Junior College. Of 17,854 students, 5,019 (28%) studied exclusively online and 6,234 (35%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Santa Rosa Junior College

Use these rankings to compare Santa Rosa Junior College’s Nursing program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#26 of 141
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#31 of 218
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#32 of 224
Best Value	California	#34 of 137
Best Value	Nationwide	#45 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#69 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Santa Rosa Junior College

Students who complete Santa Rosa Junior 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	$97,454
2 years	$90,678
3 years	$107,245
4 years	$122,896
5 years	$131,805

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years out, Nursing graduates from Santa Rosa Junior College take home a median $122,896, compared with $65,347 for all Santa Rosa Junior College graduates — about 88% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Nursing graduates from Santa Rosa Junior College stands at $14,700.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Nursing graduates at Santa Rosa Junior College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Nursing graduates at Santa Rosa Junior College are 79% women (77) and 21% men (20).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Santa Rosa Junior College

Among the 97 associate’s nursing degrees awarded at Santa Rosa Junior College, 79% were women (77) and 21% were men (20).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	45
Hispanic / Latino	37
Black / African American	1
Asian	4
Two or More Races	5
Unknown	5

Minority students account for 48% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Santa Rosa Junior College, higher than 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 Santa Rosa Junior College

The Nursing program at Santa Rosa Junior College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	97

Best-Paid Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Santa Rosa Junior College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Nursing graduates, 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.