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Allied Health Professions at Northern Virginia Community College

Allied Health Professions at Northern Virginia Community College

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

Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and approximately 52,873 students attend the school each year.

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

Northern Virginia Community College Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Allied Health

Northern Virginia Community College Allied Health Professions Rankings

Allied Health Student Demographics at Northern Virginia Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at Northern Virginia Community College.

Northern Virginia Community College Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

59% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in allied health only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at Northern Virginia Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

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Northern Virginia Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in allied health graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 20
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 32
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

If you plan to be a allied health 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 Northern Virginia Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Radiologic Technology 39
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 24
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 22
Respiratory Care Therapy 15

Careers That Allied Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in allied health can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Northern Virginia Community College.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 6,180 $35,310
Respiratory Therapists 2,550 $60,200
Physician Assistants 2,510 $99,340
Surgical Technologists 2,240 $50,790

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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