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Table 8: 1997 Colorado Practicing RN's Highest Nursing Education Profile

State where RN received their education
	Associate		Diploma		Baccalaureate		All Graduate
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Colorado	1441	58.6%	315	18.2%	1673	42.8%	265	28.5%
Other State	1019	41.4%	1416	81.8%	2239	57.2%	664	71.5%

State where RN received their education
	Associate		Diploma		Baccalaureate		All Graduate
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
LPN/ LVN	172	7.0%	7	0.4%	89	2.3%	17	1.8%
Associate	2281	92.4%	23	1.3%	422	10.8%	90	9.7%
Diploma	12	0.5%	1696	97.8%	587	15.0%	192	20.8%
Baccalaureate	2	0.1%	4	0.2%	2806	71.7%	590	63.8%
Other	1	0.0	4	0.2%	10	0.3%	36	3.9%

RN's seeking another degree
	Associate		Diploma		Baccalaureate		All Graduate
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
In Nursing	618	26.1%	193	11.4%	537	14.3%	72	8.0%
In Other Discipline	176	7.4%	61	3.6%	258	6.9%	56	6.2%
No	1577	66.5%	1434	85.0%	2970	78.9%	775	85.8%

Nursing degree sought (n=1420)
	Associate		Diploma		Baccalaureate		All Graduate
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Associate	2	0.3%	1	0.6%	0		0
Baccalaureate	552	96.3%	167	96.5%	19	3.7%	1	1.8%
Masters	18	3.1%	5	2.9%	487	95.9%	31	55.4%
Doctorate	1	0.2%	0		2	0.4%	24	42.9%
No response	45		20		29		16

Non-nursing degree sought (n=551)
	Associate		Diploma		Baccalaureate		All Graduate
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Associate	8	5.8%	3	6.7%	4	1.8%	0
Baccalaureate	103	74.6%	23	51.1%	16	7.3%	2	4.5%
Masters	22	15.9%	16	35.6%	182	83.1%	11	25.0%
Doctorate	5	3.6%	3	6.7%	17	7.8%	31	70.5%
No response	38		16		39		12