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Nursing at Southwestern College

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

SWC Chula Vista is located in Chula Vista, California and has a total student population of 17,621.

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

SWC Chula Vista Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

SWC Chula Vista Nursing Rankings

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.

Nursing Student Demographics at SWC Chula Vista

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

SWC Chula Vista Nursing Associate’s Program

72% Women
83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 28% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at SWC Chula Vista may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

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SWC Chula Vista does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 47% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 23
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 26
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 Southwestern College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 64

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 CA, the home state for Southwestern College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Registered Nurses 294,510 $106,950
Medical and Health Services Managers 34,510 $125,770
Nurse Practitioners 13,420 $133,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,390 $101,320
Nurse Anesthetists 1,180 $212,210

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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