Health Professions at Bellevue College

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at Bellevue College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

BC is located in Bellevue, Washington and approximately 12,286 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 79 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from BC.

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.

BC 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
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions

BC Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at BC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at BC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	54
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61
	82
	95
Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	130
Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools	301
Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools	459
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	729
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	785
Most Focused Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	1,087
Most Popular Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	1,166
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,224
Most Focused Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools	1,637

Health Professions Student Demographics at BC

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

BC Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at BC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

BC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	43
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	80
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	41

BC Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 79 health professions students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from BC, about 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at BC since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	37
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

BC also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Bellevue College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	117
Allied Health Professions	98
Health & Medical Administrative Services	34
Health Sciences & Services	19

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 WA, the home state for Bellevue College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Registered Nurses	56,290	$82,670
Software Applications Developers	53,860	$131,790
Personal Care Aides	47,240	$29,140
Nursing Assistants	32,690	$32,130
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	30,250	$65,190

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.