Allied Health Professions at Bakersfield College

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

Bakersfield College is located in Bakersfield, California and approximately 24,903 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.

Bakersfield College Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Allied Health (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Allied Health

Bakersfield College Allied Health Professions Rankings

Allied Health Student Demographics at Bakersfield College

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

Bakersfield College Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

53% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in allied health only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at Bakersfield College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

Bakersfield College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in allied health graduates 43% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

If you plan to be a allied health 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 Bakersfield College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radiologic Technology	19
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 Bakersfield 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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