Health Professions at Polk State College

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

Polk State is located in Winter Haven, Florida and approximately 9,961 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 91 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from Polk State.

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.

Polk State 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
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Polk State

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, Polk State does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Polk State Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at Polk State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at Polk State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	157
Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	267
	480
	533
	554
Best Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	616
Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools	681
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	720
	780
Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools	978
Best Health Professions Schools	1,170
Most Focused Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools	1,554

Health Professions Student Demographics at Polk State

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

Polk State 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 Polk State 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 Polk State are white. Around 58% 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 Polk State College with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	54
White	142
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Polk State Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 91 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health professions from Polk State in 2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Polk State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	63
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Polk State also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Polk State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	248
Allied Health Professions	52
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	37

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 FL, the home state for Polk State College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Registered Nurses	177,600	$66,210
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	107,150	$55,680
Nursing Assistants	89,860	$26,840
Medical Assistants	55,330	$32,870
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	47,540	$44,400

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.