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Health Professions at Housatonic Community College

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

Housatonic Community College is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and approximately 3,821 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.

Housatonic Community College Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Health Professions

Housatonic Community College Health Professions Rankings

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Health Professions Student Demographics at Housatonic Community College

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

Housatonic Community College Health Professions Associate’s Program

82% Women
83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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Housatonic Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 42% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 27
Hispanic or Latino 21
White 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mental & Social Health Services 24
Allied Health Professions 19
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 17

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 CT, the home state for Housatonic Community College.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Registered Nurses 31,400 $81,220
Personal Care Aides 26,360 $27,300
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 25,510 $66,800
Nursing Assistants 22,150 $33,390
Software Applications Developers 11,540 $105,500

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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