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Health Professions at LaGuardia Community College

Health Professions at LaGuardia Community College

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

LaGuardia is located in Long Island City, New York and approximately 16,971 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.

LaGuardia Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Health Professions

LaGuardia Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at LaGuardia

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

LaGuardia Health Professions Associate’s Program

74% Women
79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at LaGuardia may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

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LaGuardia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 62
Black or African American 40
Hispanic or Latino 96
White 43
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mental & Social Health Services 97
Nursing 95
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 74
Allied Health Professions 30
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 18
Public Health 13

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 LaGuardia 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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