Below are the key facts about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the diversity of these students, average starting salaries, and more. See how SBCC compares to other colleges that offer nursing.
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SBCC offers the nursing program; completion counts are not currently reported.
Nursing students who finish a bachelor’s at SBCC go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $97,093 a year. This is higher than $46,773, the median for all majors at SBCC.
To complete a bachelor’s at SBCC, nursing graduates take on a median debt of $21,037 in student loans. This is below $21,076, the typical median for all majors at SBCC.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,104 | $9,768 |
| Fees | $136 | $664 |
Find out more about SBCC tuition and fees.
Among recent graduates, 11% of nursing associate’s degrees went to men and 89% went to women.
The largest share of nursing associate’s degree graduates at SBCC are Hispanic or Latino. Approximately 50% of graduates fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Santa Barbara City College with a associate’s in nursing.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 |
| White | 13 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
| Other Races | 2 |
Review the following statistics on the composition of the nursing majors at Santa Barbara City College.
The nursing program at SBCC breaks down into the following more specific areas of study:
| Concentration | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 38 |
SBCC awarded 38 degrees in registered nursing/registered nurse in the latest year of data — 89% to women and 11% to men. The largest share of these graduates were Hispanic or Latino (50%).
More about our data sources and methodologies.