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Allied Health Professions at High Desert Medical College

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Allied Health Professions at High Desert Medical College

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

High Desert Medical College is located in Lancaster, California and approximately 1,016 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.

High Desert Medical College Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

High Desert Medical College Allied Health Professions Rankings

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Allied Health Student Demographics at High Desert Medical College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at High Desert Medical College.

High Desert Medical College Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

97% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 3% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

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High Desert Medical College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in allied health graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 21
White 14
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 CA, the home state for High Desert Medical College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Health Technologists and Technicians 22,450 $50,150
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 21,430 $39,350
Respiratory Therapists 17,260 $79,640
Health Specialties Professors 11,540 $161,770
Physician Assistants 10,520 $117,230

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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