Health Professions at Ozarks Technical Community College

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at Ozarks Technical Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

OTC is located in Springfield, Missouri and approximately 11,237 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.

OTC Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at OTC

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? OTC offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

OTC 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 OTC

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

OTC Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at OTC are white. Around 76% 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 Ozarks Technical Community College with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	252
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	47

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ozarks Technical Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Health Professions	84
Nursing	54
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	50
Dental Support Services	49
Allied Health Professions	47
Public Health	18
Health & Medical Administrative Services	18
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	6
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	4

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 MO, the home state for Ozarks Technical Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Registered Nurses	71,770	$65,130
Personal Care Aides	60,330	$23,020
Nursing Assistants	38,560	$25,930
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	22,150	$57,800
Medical Secretaries	16,750	$34,270

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.