Health Professions at Palomar College

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Palomar College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

Palomar College is located in San Marcos, California and approximately 21,141 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.

Palomar 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

Palomar College Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at Palomar College

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

Palomar College Health Professions Associate’s Program

62% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at Palomar College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 20% more women than average.

Palomar College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	39
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Palomar College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	76
Allied Health Professions	24
Mental & Social Health Services	11
Health & Medical Administrative Services	8
Dental Support Services	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 CA, the home state for Palomar College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Personal Care Aides	558,350	$27,210
Registered Nurses	294,510	$106,950
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	166,870	$62,560
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Nursing Assistants	99,440	$35,220

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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