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Health Professions at Prince George's Community College

Health Professions at Prince George’s Community College

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

PGCC is located in Largo, Maryland and has a total student population of 11,357.

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.

PGCC Health Professions Degrees Available

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

PGCC Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at PGCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Prince George’s Community College.

PGCC Health Professions Associate’s Program

83% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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PGCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 44% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 91
Hispanic or Latino 28
White 15
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 Prince George's Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 67
Allied Health Professions 46
Health & Medical Administrative Services 32
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 7
Public Health 1

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 MD, the home state for Prince George's Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Registered Nurses 54,080 $76,820
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 38,670 $62,680
Nursing Assistants 27,980 $31,310
Personal Care Aides 19,580 $26,910
Managers 14,450 $122,050

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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