Health Professions at Bergen Community College

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at Bergen Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Bergen Community College is located in Paramus, New Jersey and approximately 11,409 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.

Bergen Community College Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Bergen Community College Health Professions Rankings

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Health Professions Student Demographics at Bergen Community College

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

Bergen Community College Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at Bergen Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

Bergen Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	49
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	47
White	87
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	41

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 Bergen Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	121
Allied Health Professions	78
Dental Support Services	38
Health & Medical Administrative Services	7
Other Health Professions	3
Medical Illustration & Informatics	2

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 NJ, the home state for Bergen Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Registered Nurses	79,530	$82,750
Nursing Assistants	56,500	$30,380
Software Applications Developers	46,930	$107,640
Home Health Aides	41,040	$24,450
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	40,100	$62,910

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.