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Nursing at Virginia Highlands Community College

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if Virginia Highlands Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

VHCC is located in Abingdon, Virginia and approximately 2,086 students attend the school each year.

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

VHCC Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

VHCC Nursing Rankings

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Nursing Student Demographics at VHCC

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

VHCC Nursing Associate’s Program

88% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at VHCC are white. Around 94% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 75
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Virginia Highlands Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 80

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 Virginia Highlands Community College.

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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