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Health Professions at Lake Superior College

Health Professions at Lake Superior College

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

LSC is located in Duluth, Minnesota and approximately 4,762 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.

LSC 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 LSC

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, LSC does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

LSC Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at LSC

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

LSC Health Professions Associate’s Program

79% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at LSC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at LSC are white. Around 91% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 191
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Lake Superior College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 112
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 32
Dental Support Services 19
Allied Health Professions 12
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 7

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 MN, the home state for Lake Superior College.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Personal Care Aides 75,830 $26,260
Registered Nurses 69,000 $78,920
Nursing Assistants 31,640 $33,710
Home Health Aides 22,380 $28,940
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 22,140 $62,070

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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