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Health Professions at Highland Community College

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Health Professions at Highland Community College

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Highland Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

Highland Community College is located in Highland, Kansas and has a total student population of 2,700.

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.

Highland Community College 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

Online Classes Are Available at Highland Community College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Highland Community College offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Highland Community College Health Professions Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Highland Community College

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

Highland Community College Health Professions Associate’s Program

100% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 24
Health & Medical Administrative Services 1
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 1

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 KS, the home state for Highland Community College.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Registered Nurses 27,810 $61,030
Nursing Assistants 22,290 $26,210
Personal Care Aides 21,450 $21,920
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 14,750 $53,860
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 7,510 $43,240

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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