Health Professions at Glendale Community College

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

GCC is located in Glendale, California and approximately 12,973 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.

GCC 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

GCC Health Professions Rankings

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Health Professions Student Demographics at GCC

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

GCC Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at GCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

GCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	38
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 Glendale Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	87
Health & Medical Administrative Services	8

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 CA, the home state for Glendale Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Personal Care Aides	558,350	$27,210
Registered Nurses	294,510	$106,950
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	166,870	$62,560
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Nursing Assistants	99,440	$35,220

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.