Health Professions at Hillsborough Community College

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at Hillsborough Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

HCC is located in Tampa, Florida and has a total student population of 19,532.

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.

HCC 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 HCC

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? HCC offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

HCC Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at HCC

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

HCC Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at HCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

HCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	144
White	161
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	36

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Hillsborough Community College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Hillsborough Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	235
Allied Health Professions	130
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services	55
Mental & Social Health Services	16
Dental Support Services	13
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	6
Health & Medical Administrative Services	4
Public Health	1

Related Majors

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 FL, the home state for Hillsborough Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Registered Nurses	177,600	$66,210
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	107,150	$55,680
Nursing Assistants	89,860	$26,840
Medical Assistants	55,330	$32,870
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	47,540	$44,400

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.