Health Professions at Laurus College

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

Laurus College is located in San Luis Obispo, California and approximately 897 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.

Laurus College Health Professions Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Laurus College

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.

Laurus College does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree

Laurus College Health Professions Rankings

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.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Laurus College

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

Laurus 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 Laurus College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

Laurus College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Medical Administrative Services	37

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 CA, the home state for Laurus College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Personal Care Aides	558,350	$27,210
Registered Nurses	294,510	$106,950
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	166,870	$62,560
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Nursing Assistants	99,440	$35,220

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.