Health Professions at Central Penn College

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

Central Penn is located in Summerdale, Pennsylvania and approximately 963 students attend the school each year. Of the 165 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Central Penn College in 2021, 19 of them were health professions majors.

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.

Central Penn Health Professions Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Health Professions
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Central Penn

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Central Penn does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Central Penn Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at Central Penn 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
Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	160
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	198
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	223
Most Focused Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	251
	260
	272
Best Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	337
	464
Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools	549
Best Health Professions Schools	556
Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	674
Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	792
Most Focused Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	903
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	1,886

Health Professions Student Demographics at Central Penn

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

Central Penn Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at Central Penn may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 12% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at Central Penn are white. Around 88% 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 Central Penn College with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	76
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Central Penn Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 19 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health professions from Central Penn in 2021, 32% were men and 68% were women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Central Penn since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Central Penn are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Central Penn 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

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 Central Penn College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	86
Health & Medical Administrative Services	15
Health Sciences & Services	4

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 PA, the home state for Central Penn College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Registered Nurses	148,520	$70,390
Personal Care Aides	121,300	$24,880
Nursing Assistants	76,260	$30,630
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	68,240	$60,800
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	38,370	$48,120

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.