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Allied Health Professions at East Mississippi Community College

If you are interested in studying allied health professions, you may want to check out the program at East Mississippi Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

EMCC is located in Scooba, Mississippi and approximately 3,392 students attend the school each year.

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.

EMCC Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at EMCC

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? EMCC offers distance education options for allied health at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

EMCC Allied Health Professions Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Allied Health Student Demographics at EMCC

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

EMCC Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

66% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

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EMCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in allied health graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 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 MS, the home state for East Mississippi Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 2,410 $33,310
Respiratory Therapists 1,500 $49,220
Surgical Technologists 1,350 $39,700
Health Technologists and Technicians 970 $36,900

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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