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Allied Health Professions at Ashland Community and Technical College

If you are interested in studying Allied Health Professions, you may want to check out the program at Ashland Community and Technical College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Ashland Community and Technical College is in Ashland, KY.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 45 allied health professions degrees were awarded at Ashland Community and Technical College.

Studying Online at Ashland Community and Technical College

Distance learning is available at Ashland Community and Technical College. Among 2,552 students, 879 (34%) studied exclusively online and 685 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Allied Health Professions Rankings at Ashland Community and Technical College

Rankings can help you compare Ashland Community and Technical College’s Allied Health Professions program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Kentucky	#9 of 23
Best Schools (Quality)	Kentucky	#17 of 23
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#87 of 352
Best Value	Nationwide	#248 of 1,196
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#258 of 325
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#942 of 1,196

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Allied Health Professions graduates at Ashland Community and Technical College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Allied Health Professions graduates at Ashland Community and Technical College are 82% women (37) and 18% men (8).

Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program at Ashland Community and Technical College

Among the 5 associate’s allied health professions graduates at Ashland Community and Technical College, 100% were women (5) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Allied Health Professions associate’s degree recipients at Ashland Community and Technical College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Hispanic / Latino	1

Minority students account for 20% of Allied Health Professions associate’s degree recipients at Ashland Community and Technical College, below the national average of 45%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Allied Health Professions Concentrations at Ashland Community and Technical College

This Allied Health Professions program at Ashland Community and Technical College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology	40
Respiratory Care Therapy	1
Surgical Technology	4

Highest-Paying Careers for Allied Health Professions Graduates

Those who complete Allied Health Professions program at Ashland Community and Technical College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Allied Health Professions graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$153,940
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$153,819
Surgical Assistants	$141,004
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$137,802
Respiratory Therapists	$128,345
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$119,042
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$116,229
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians	$115,968
Emergency Medical Technicians	$105,175
Hearing Aid Specialists	$96,168

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.