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Health Professions at Houston Community College

Health Professions at Houston Community College

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

Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 48,329.

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.

Houston 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

Houston Community College Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at Houston Community College

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

Houston Community College Health Professions Associate’s Program

76% Women
79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at Houston Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

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Houston Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 83
Black or African American 132
Hispanic or Latino 165
White 55
International Students 43
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Houston Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 154
Health Sciences & Services 117
Allied Health Professions 68
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 47
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 20
Mental & Social Health Services 17
Health & Medical Administrative Services 12

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 TX, the home state for Houston Community College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Registered Nurses 210,350 $72,890
Personal Care Aides 206,240 $19,960
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 117,010 $59,580
Medical Secretaries 92,990 $34,150
Nursing Assistants 87,750 $27,030

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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