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Health Professions at Passaic County Community College

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

PCCC is located in Paterson, New Jersey and approximately 5,549 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.

PCCC Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Health Professions

PCCC Health Professions Rankings

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Health Professions Student Demographics at PCCC

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

PCCC Health Professions Associate’s Program

90% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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PCCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 33
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Passaic County Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Passaic County Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 54
Allied Health Professions 11
Public Health 8
Health Sciences & Services 3
Allied Health & Medical Assisting 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 NJ, the home state for Passaic County Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Registered Nurses 79,530 $82,750
Nursing Assistants 56,500 $30,380
Software Applications Developers 46,930 $107,640
Home Health Aides 41,040 $24,450
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 40,100 $62,910

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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