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Mountain Empire Community College

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (51.3801)
Associate's Degree - Applied
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Nursing (RN Training)
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: AAS
2010 CIP Code: 511601

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/1976
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-2015810862
2020-2118311054
2021-221539955
2022-231358047
2023-24996542

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
10.1344$ 3,889




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-1958664
2019-2056662
2020-2152254
2021-2249655
2022-2343447
Five Year Summary25824282
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years042028212730282



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)25540%$43,381$57,079$83,412
2013-14 (8 years)24439%$44,693$57,603$76,390
2016-17 (5 years)21640%$38,030$51,044$71,600
2018-19 (3 years)25440%$43,576$57,448$70,328
2020-21 (18 months)29449%$40,994$51,501$58,870



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-183815.8%$ 2,500$ 3,856$ 7,919$ 7,500
2014-15 to 2018-194116.1%$ 2,455$ 4,389$ 8,798$ 8,615
2015-16 to 2019-205318.9%$ 2,640$ 5,481$ 9,220$ 12,721
2016-17 to 2020-216321.4%$ 2,774$ 6,000$ 8,371$ 10,500
2017-18 to 2021-226321.2%$ 2,774$ 5,579$ 8,935$ 11,805
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-183815.8%$ 2,500$ 4,289$ 8,335$ 7,595
2014-15 to 2018-194116.1%$ 2,455$ 4,850$ 9,060$ 10,500
2015-16 to 2019-205318.9%$ 2,640$ 6,000$ 9,249$ 12,721
2016-17 to 2020-216321.4%$ 2,774$ 6,317$ 8,632$ 11,136
2017-18 to 2021-226321.2%$ 2,774$ 6,317$ 9,566$ 12,721


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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