Health Professions at Laredo College

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at Laredo College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Laredo College is located in Laredo, Texas and has a total student population of 9,292. Of the 9 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Laredo College in 2021, 9 of them were health professions majors.

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.

Laredo 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
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions

Laredo College Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at Laredo College 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools	180
Best Value Health Professions Schools	206
	424
Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	674
Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools	764
	876
Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools	1,037
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,131
Most Focused Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	1,314
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,353
Most Focused Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools	1,422
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,482
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	1,599
Best Health Professions Schools	1,977

Health Professions Student Demographics at Laredo College

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

Laredo College Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at Laredo College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

Laredo College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 57% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	83
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Laredo College Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health Professions from Laredo College in 2020-2021, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Laredo College since its program graduates 38% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Laredo College 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

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Laredo College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	57
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	24
Allied Health Professions	14

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 Laredo 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.