Health Professions at Baton Rouge Community College

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

BRCC is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and has a total student population of 7,376.

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.

BRCC 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

BRCC Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at BRCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Baton Rouge Community College.

BRCC Health Professions Associate’s Program

85% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at BRCC are white. Around 59% 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 Baton Rouge Community College with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	58
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Baton Rouge Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	50
Allied Health Professions	34

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 LA, the home state for Baton Rouge Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Registered Nurses	43,110	$63,970
Personal Care Aides	34,590	$19,300
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	21,080	$49,360
Nursing Assistants	20,690	$22,750
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	19,450	$39,480

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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