Allied Health Professions at Elgin Community College

If you plan to study allied health professions, take a look at what Elgin Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Allied Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

ECC Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Allied Health (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Allied Health

ECC Allied Health Professions Rankings

Allied Health Student Demographics at ECC

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

ECC Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

91% Women

55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

ECC 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 Elgin Community College with a associate's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

The following allied health concentations are available at Elgin Community College. 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
Surgical Technology	32
Radiologic Technology	12

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 IL, the home state for Elgin Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	10,790	$41,940
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Health Technologists and Technicians	5,990	$47,590
Respiratory Therapists	4,150	$60,500
Surgical Technologists	3,270	$49,730

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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