Health Professions at Mt. San Antonio College

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

Mt. SAC is located in Walnut, California and has a total student population of 28,393.

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.

Mt. SAC 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

Online Classes Are Available at Mt. SAC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Mt. SAC offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Mt. SAC Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at Mt. SAC

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

Mt. SAC Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at Mt. SAC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

Mt. SAC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 43% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	69
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	107
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions 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 Mt. San Antonio College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	110
Allied Health Professions	45
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	24
Mental & Social Health Services	15
Health Sciences & Services	6

Related Majors

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 Mt. San Antonio 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.