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Nursing at Waubonsee Community College

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at Waubonsee Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Waubonsee is located in Sugar Grove, Illinois and approximately 7,564 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.

Waubonsee Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Waubonsee Nursing Rankings

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Nursing Student Demographics at Waubonsee

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

Waubonsee Nursing Associate’s Program

81% Women
48% 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 Waubonsee may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at Waubonsee are white. Around 50% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Waubonsee does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 37
White 57
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 113

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 IL, the home state for Waubonsee Community College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Registered Nurses 129,400 $73,890
Medical and Health Services Managers 14,050 $121,900
Nurse Practitioners 5,540 $105,800
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,810 $69,310
Nurse Anesthetists 1,510 $190,500

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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