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Allied Health Professions at Iowa Western Community College

Allied Health Professions at Iowa Western Community College

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

Iowa Western Community College is located in Council Bluffs, Iowa and has a total student population of 5,791.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Allied Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa Western Community College Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Allied Health

Iowa Western Community College Allied Health Professions Rankings

Allied Health Student Demographics at Iowa Western Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at Iowa Western Community College.

Iowa Western Community College Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

70% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in allied health at Iowa Western Community College are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Iowa Western Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in allied health graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

If you plan to be a allied health 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 Iowa Western Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Surgical Technology 10

Careers That Allied Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in allied health can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Iowa Western Community College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Health Specialties Professors 2,760 $156,320
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 2,540 $35,760
Health Technologists and Technicians 1,200 $42,590
Physician Assistants 1,000 $110,550
Respiratory Therapists 950 $53,870

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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