Health Professions at Elgin 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 Elgin Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

ECC is located in Elgin, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,882.

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.

ECC 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

ECC Health Professions Rankings

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Health Professions Student Demographics at ECC

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

ECC Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at ECC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

ECC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	61
White	85
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Elgin Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	91
Allied Health Professions	44
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	25
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	15
Mental & Social Health 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 IL, the home state for Elgin Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Registered Nurses	129,400	$73,890
Nursing Assistants	61,140	$28,810
Personal Care Aides	50,970	$24,600
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	40,540	$59,170
Home Health Aides	33,990	$25,370

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.