Health Professions at National Park College

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what National Park College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

National Park College is located in Hot Springs, Arkansas and approximately 1,912 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.

National Park 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

Online Classes Are Available at National Park College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Associate’s Degree

National Park 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 National Park College

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

National Park College Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at National Park College are white. Around 80% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	82
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	47
Allied Health Professions	37
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	12
Health & Medical Administrative Services	7

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 AR, the home state for National Park College.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Registered Nurses	25,380	$60,780
Nursing Assistants	18,060	$25,080
Personal Care Aides	16,820	$21,390
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	14,280	$48,850
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	12,060	$39,570

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.