Health Professions at Mississippi Delta Community College

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

Mississippi Delta Community College is located in Moorhead, Mississippi and approximately 2,096 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.

Mississippi Delta Community College Health Professions Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Health Professions

Mississippi Delta Community College Health Professions Rankings

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.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Mississippi Delta Community College

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

Mississippi Delta Community College Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Mississippi Delta Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	44
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	15
Allied Health Professions	13
Dental Support Services	9

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi Delta Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Registered Nurses	29,860	$58,490
Nursing Assistants	13,850	$23,100
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	12,410	$47,000
Personal Care Aides	9,610	$20,800
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	9,520	$37,930

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.