Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, IA
Program Details
Duration
About 2 years
Completers
140
Median Earnings (1yr)
$64,461
Outcomes
Median Earnings (1 Year)
$64,461
Outcomes data from College Scorecard (2023). Earnings figures represent median values for program completers.
How This Program Compares
First-year graduate earnings vs. Nursing programs in Iowa
Benchmark: $64,718 — average of 28 comparable programs
National median wage — Nursing
$81,708
Across all experience levels in this field
Projected job growth — Nursing
+4%
National outlook for this field
About This Program
Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, IA offers a two- to four-year certificate in Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. This public college program is part of the registered nursing field (CIP 51.3801) and prepares students to meet the educational requirements needed to sit for the NCLEX-RN licensure examination and begin careers as registered nurses in a variety of clinical settings.
The curriculum includes nursing fundamentals, pharmacology, medical-surgical nursing, maternal and pediatric nursing, and supervised clinical practice. Kirkwood Community College also offers related programs in Diesel Mechanics Technology, Computer Support Specialist, Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design, and Culinary Arts, providing students with a wide selection of career-focused programs in the Cedar Rapids area.
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