Allied Health Professions at Community College of Aurora

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

CCA is located in Aurora, Colorado and has a total student population of 7,835.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Allied Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

CCA Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Allied Health (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Allied Health (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Allied Health

CCA Allied Health Professions Rankings

Allied Health Student Demographics at CCA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at Community College of Aurora.

CCA Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

62% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in allied health only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at CCA may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

CCA does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in allied health graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Community College of Aurora with a associate's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

Allied Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Community College of Aurora. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Respiratory Care Therapy	13
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	2

Careers That Allied Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in allied health can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for Community College of Aurora.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Health Specialties Professors	5,810	$144,880
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	3,700	$42,320
Physician Assistants	3,190	$102,770
Health Technologists and Technicians	2,390	$46,270
Respiratory Therapists	2,080	$63,070

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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