Health Professions at Lake Washington Institute of Technology

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

LWTech is located in Kirkland, Washington and has a total student population of 3,319. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from LWTech.

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.

LWTech 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
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at LWTech

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

LWTech Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at LWTech compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at LWTech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	83
	149
Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	379
Best Value Health Professions Schools	392
Most Popular Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	652
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	711
Best Health Professions Schools	791
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	871

Health Professions Student Demographics at LWTech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Lake Washington Institute of Technology.

LWTech Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at LWTech are white. Around 53% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	78
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	33

LWTech Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 health professions majors earned their bachelor's degree from LWTech. Of these graduates, 6% were men and 94% were women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at LWTech are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Lake Washington Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	48
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

LWTech also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	70
Dental Support Services	64
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	61
Public Health	24
Health Sciences & Services	9
Mental & Social Health 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 WA, the home state for Lake Washington Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Registered Nurses	56,290	$82,670
Software Applications Developers	53,860	$131,790
Personal Care Aides	47,240	$29,140
Nursing Assistants	32,690	$32,130
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	30,250	$65,190

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.