Health Sciences & Services at Los Angeles City College

If you are interested in studying health sciences & services, you may want to check out the program at Los Angeles City College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Los Angeles City College is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 14,800 students attend the school each year.

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

Los Angeles City College Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Health Science (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Health Science

Los Angeles City College Health Sciences & Services Rankings

Health Science Student Demographics at Los Angeles City College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health science majors at Los Angeles City College.

Los Angeles City College Health Sciences & Services Associate’s Program

74% Women

79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of health science associate's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health science only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at Los Angeles City College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

Los Angeles City College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health science graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	18
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

If you plan to be a health science 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 Los Angeles City College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	24

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science 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 Los Angeles City College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Community Health Workers	6,160	$49,260

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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