Health Professions at Northland Pioneer College

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

NPC is located in Holbrook, Arizona and approximately 2,700 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.

NPC Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NPC

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NPC does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

NPC 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 NPC

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

NPC Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at NPC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at NPC are white. Around 64% 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 Northland Pioneer College with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Northland Pioneer College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northland Pioneer College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	40
Allied Health Professions	9
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	8
Health & Medical Administrative Services	2

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 AZ, the home state for Northland Pioneer College.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Registered Nurses	54,690	$77,000
Personal Care Aides	47,610	$24,440
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	36,130	$54,670
Medical Assistants	18,250	$33,410
Home Health Aides	17,570	$25,470

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.