Health Professions at Black Hawk 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 Black Hawk College stacks up to those at other schools.

BHC is located in Moline, Illinois and approximately 3,743 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.

BHC 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

BHC Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at BHC

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

BHC Health Professions Associate’s Program

80% Women

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at BHC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at BHC are white. Around 74% 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 Black Hawk College with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	45
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Black Hawk College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	34
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	21
Allied Health Professions	10
Health & Medical Administrative Services	3

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 IL, the home state for Black Hawk College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Registered Nurses	129,400	$73,890
Nursing Assistants	61,140	$28,810
Personal Care Aides	50,970	$24,600
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	40,540	$59,170
Home Health Aides	33,990	$25,370

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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