Health Professions at Northwest Iowa Community College

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

Northwest Iowa Community College is located in Sheldon, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,666.

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.

Northwest Iowa Community 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 Northwest Iowa Community 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.

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

• Associate’s Degree

Northwest Iowa Community College Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at Northwest Iowa Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Northwest Iowa Community College.

Northwest Iowa Community College Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at Northwest Iowa Community College 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 Northwest Iowa Community College with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwest Iowa Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	38
Allied Health Professions	9
Health & Medical Administrative Services	3

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 IA, the home state for Northwest Iowa Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Registered Nurses	33,770	$59,130
Nursing Assistants	20,890	$29,120
Personal Care Aides	18,520	$25,050
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	11,970	$56,970
Software Applications Developers	6,990	$88,570

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.