Health Professions at Bronx Community College

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at Bronx Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

BCC is located in Bronx, New York and approximately 8,370 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.

BCC Health Professions Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at BCC

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, BCC does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

BCC Health Professions Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Health Professions Student Demographics at BCC

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

BCC Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at BCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

BCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 53% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	113
Hispanic or Latino	151
White	9
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	141
Allied Health Professions	43
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	33
Public Health	32
Nursing	28
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	20
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	11

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 NY, the home state for Bronx Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Personal Care Aides	199,060	$27,640
Home Health Aides	191,820	$26,240
Registered Nurses	182,490	$85,610
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	112,510	$70,770
Nursing Assistants	91,400	$37,010

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.