Health Professions at Riverside City 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 Riverside City College stacks up to those at other schools.

Riverside City College is located in Riverside, California and approximately 20,080 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.

Riverside City 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

Riverside City College 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 Riverside City College

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

Riverside City College Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at Riverside City College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

Riverside City College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	93
White	61
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	166
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	30
Allied Health Professions	6

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 Riverside City 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.