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Allied Health Professions at Cleveland Community College

If you plan to study Allied Health Professions, take a look at what Cleveland Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cleveland Community College is located in Shelby, NC.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 28 allied health professions graduations were recorded at Cleveland Community College.

Online Class Availability at Cleveland Community College

Many students take online classes at Cleveland Community College. Of 1,558 students, 326 (21%) studied exclusively online and 442 (28%) took at least some classes online.

Allied Health Professions Rankings at Cleveland Community College

Use these rankings to compare Cleveland Community College’s Allied Health Professions program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	North Carolina	#4 of 43
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#21 of 352
Best Value	Nationwide	#71 of 1,196

Earnings for Allied Health Professions Graduates from Cleveland Community College

Those who finish Cleveland Community College’s Allied Health Professions program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$41,565
3 years	$47,239
4 years	$47,243
5 years	$49,433

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years out, Allied Health Professions graduates from Cleveland Community College earn a median of $47,243, compared with $33,862 for all Cleveland Community College graduates — about 40% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Allied Health Professions graduates at Cleveland Community College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Allied Health Professions graduates at Cleveland Community College are 79% women (22) and 21% men (6).

Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program at Cleveland Community College

Of the 27 associate’s allied health professions degrees awarded at Cleveland Community College, 78% were women (21) and 22% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Allied Health Professions associate’s degree recipients at Cleveland Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	25
Hispanic / Latino	2

Minority students account for 7% of Allied Health Professions associate’s degree recipients at Cleveland Community College, lower than the national average of 45%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Allied Health Professions Concentrations at Cleveland Community College

The Allied Health Professions program at Cleveland Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology	9
Surgical Technology	7
Radiologic Technology	11
Allied Health/Treatment Professions	1

Top-Paying Careers for Allied Health Professions Graduates

Graduates of the Allied Health Professions program at Cleveland Community College pursue many career paths. Here are the highest-paying careers for Allied Health Professions graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$153,940
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$153,819
Surgical Assistants	$141,004
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$137,802
Respiratory Therapists	$128,345
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$119,042
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$116,229
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians	$115,968
Emergency Medical Technicians	$105,175
Hearing Aid Specialists	$96,168

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.