Health Professions at Davidson County Community College

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

DCCC is located in Thomasville, North Carolina and approximately 3,765 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.

DCCC Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at DCCC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Associate’s Degree

DCCC Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at DCCC

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

DCCC Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at DCCC are white. Around 62% 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 Davidson County Community College with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	93
International Students	0
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 Davidson County Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	81
Allied Health Professions	37
Health & Medical Administrative Services	20
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	19
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	17
Mental & Social Health Services	11
Health/Medical Prep Programs	2
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services	1

Related Majors

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 NC, the home state for Davidson County Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Registered Nurses	102,500	$64,850
Nursing Assistants	63,010	$25,570
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	41,320	$55,560
Software Applications Developers	30,580	$103,280
Personal Care Aides	30,170	$21,660

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.