Health Sciences & Services at Folsom Lake College

Every health sciences & services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health science program at Folsom Lake College stacks up to those at other schools.

Folsom Lake is located in Folsom, California and has a total student population of 9,542.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Sciences & Services section at the bottom of this page.

Folsom Lake Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Health Science

Folsom Lake Health Sciences & Services Rankings

Health Science Student Demographics at Folsom Lake

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health science majors at Folsom Lake College.

Folsom Lake Health Sciences & Services Associate’s Program

73% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of health science associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health science only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at Folsom Lake may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health science at Folsom Lake are white. Around 55% 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 Folsom Lake College with a associate's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	56
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

If you plan to be a health science 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 Folsom Lake College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	102

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Folsom Lake College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Community Health Workers	6,160	$49,260

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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