Health Professions at Northeastern Junior College

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

NJC is located in Sterling, Colorado and approximately 1,293 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.

NJC 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

NJC Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at NJC

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

NJC Health Professions Associate’s Program

86% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at NJC are white. Around 62% 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 Northeastern Junior College with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northeastern Junior College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	22
Allied Health Professions	5

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 CO, the home state for Northeastern Junior College.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Registered Nurses	51,760	$74,240
Software Applications Developers	30,400	$106,730
Personal Care Aides	27,310	$26,410
Nursing Assistants	21,070	$32,610
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	20,630	$62,600

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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