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Health Professions at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

Health Professions at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

A-B Tech is located in Asheville, North Carolina and approximately 6,601 students attend the school each year.

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

A-B Tech Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Health Professions

A-B Tech Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at A-B Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.

A-B Tech Health Professions Associate’s Program

86% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at A-B Tech are white. Around 78% 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 Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College with a associate's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 28
White 163
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 102
Allied Health Professions 33
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 30
Dental Support Services 17
Mental & Social Health Services 12
Health & Medical Administrative Services 7
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 7

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Registered Nurses 102,500 $64,850
Nursing Assistants 63,010 $25,570
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 41,320 $55,560
Software Applications Developers 30,580 $103,280
Personal Care Aides 30,170 $21,660

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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