Health Professions at Howard 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 Howard Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

HCC is located in Columbia, Maryland and approximately 9,566 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.

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

HCC Health Professions Rankings

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Health Professions Student Demographics at HCC

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

HCC Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 81% 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 1% 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 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	37
Black or African American	84
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	76
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Howard Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Howard Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	167
Allied Health Professions	34
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	13
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	11
Dental Support Services	9
Public Health	6
Health & Medical Administrative Services	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 MD, the home state for Howard Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Registered Nurses	54,080	$76,820
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	38,670	$62,680
Nursing Assistants	27,980	$31,310
Personal Care Aides	19,580	$26,910
Managers	14,450	$122,050

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.