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Allied Health Professions at American River College

Allied Health Professions at American River College

If you plan to study allied health professions, take a look at what American River College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 25,422 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Allied Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

American River Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Allied Health

American River Allied Health Professions Rankings

Allied Health Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at American River College.

American River Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

100% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in allied health at American River are white. Around 75% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

Allied Health Professions 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 American River College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Respiratory Care Therapy 16
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 8

Careers That Allied Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in allied health can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Health Technologists and Technicians 22,450 $50,150
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 21,430 $39,350
Respiratory Therapists 17,260 $79,640
Health Specialties Professors 11,540 $161,770
Physician Assistants 10,520 $117,230

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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