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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Green River College

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Green River College

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

GRC is located in Auburn, Washington and approximately 7,493 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 36 students received their associate's degree in practical nursing.

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

GRC Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Practical Nursing (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Practical Nursing

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Practical Nursing Student Demographics at GRC

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

GRC Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate’s Program

89% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of practical nursing associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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GRC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in practical nursing graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

Concentrations Within Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Green River College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 36
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 30

Careers That Practical Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in practical 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 WA, the home state for Green River College.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Nursing Assistants 32,690 $32,130
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 7,140 $55,420

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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