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Nursing at Southern Technical College

If you are interested in studying Nursing, you may want to check out the program at Southern Technical College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Southern Technical College is located in Fort Myers, FL.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 63 nursing graduations were recorded at Southern Technical College.

Online Class Availability at Southern Technical College

Distance learning is available at Southern Technical College. Among 550 students, 0 (0%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 443 (81%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Southern Technical College

Rankings can help you compare Southern Technical College’s Nursing program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Florida	#66 of 85
Best Schools (Quality)	Florida	#82 of 86
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#490 of 529
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#502 of 506
Best Value	Nationwide	#1721 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1908 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Southern Technical College

Those who finish Southern Technical College’s Nursing program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$57,013
2 years	$50,856
3 years	$50,457
4 years	$61,484
5 years	$75,515

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Nursing graduates from Southern Technical College report median earnings of $61,484, compared with $38,932 for all Southern Technical College graduates — about 58% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Nursing graduates from Southern Technical College comes in at $31,264.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Nursing graduates at Southern Technical College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Nursing graduates at Southern Technical College are 86% women (54) and 14% men (9).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Southern Technical College

Among the 63 associate’s nursing graduates at Southern Technical College, 86% were women (54) and 14% were men (9).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	28
Hispanic / Latino	13
Black / African American	12
Asian	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	4
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	3

Minority students account for 49% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Southern Technical 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 Southern Technical College

This Nursing program at Southern Technical College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	63

Best-Paid Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Southern Technical College work across a variety of fields. Below are the best-paid 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.