Health Professions at Columbia Gorge Community College

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

Columbia Gorge Community College is located in The Dalles, Oregon and has a total student population of 825.

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.

Columbia Gorge Community College Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Columbia Gorge Community College Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at Columbia Gorge Community College

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

Columbia Gorge Community College Health Professions Associate’s Program

68% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at Columbia Gorge Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at Columbia Gorge Community College are white. Around 79% 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 Columbia Gorge Community College with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Columbia Gorge Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia Gorge Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	16

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 OR, the home state for Columbia Gorge Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Registered Nurses	36,020	$91,080
Personal Care Aides	31,510	$26,980
Software Applications Developers	15,610	$101,940
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	14,310	$57,600
Medical Secretaries	13,580	$40,000

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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