Health Professions at Central Texas College

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Central Texas College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

Central Texas College is located in Killeen, Texas and approximately 10,173 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.

Central Texas College 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

Online Classes Are Available at Central Texas College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Associate’s Degree

Central Texas College Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at Central Texas College

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

Central Texas College Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Central Texas College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	43
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	68
Health & Medical Administrative Services	35
Mental & Social Health Services	19
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	17
Allied Health Professions	3

Related Majors

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 TX, the home state for Central Texas College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Registered Nurses	210,350	$72,890
Personal Care Aides	206,240	$19,960
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	117,010	$59,580
Medical Secretaries	92,990	$34,150
Nursing Assistants	87,750	$27,030

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.