Health Professions at Berkshire 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 Berkshire Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

BCC is located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and approximately 1,465 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.

BCC 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

BCC Health Professions Rankings

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Health Professions Student Demographics at BCC

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

BCC Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at BCC are white. Around 61% 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 Berkshire Community College with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Berkshire Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	40
Other Health Professions	11
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	8
Allied Health Professions	5

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 MA, the home state for Berkshire Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Registered Nurses	80,630	$92,140
Personal Care Aides	76,850	$29,080
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	39,360	$64,560
Nursing Assistants	39,100	$33,630
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130

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.