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Health Professions at Riverside College of Health Careers

Health Professions at Riverside College of Health Careers

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 College of Health Careers stacks up to those at other schools.

Riverside College of Health Careers is located in Newport News, Virginia and approximately 303 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 College of Health Careers Health Professions Degrees Available

  • 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 Riverside College of Health Careers

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Riverside College of Health Careers offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

Riverside College of Health Careers Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Riverside College of Health Careers 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.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Riverside College of Health Careers

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

Riverside College of Health Careers Health Professions Associate’s Program

89% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at Riverside College of Health Careers are white. Around 60% 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 Riverside College of Health Careers with a associate's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 22
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 63
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

Riverside College of Health Careers Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

96% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 4% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Riverside College of Health Careers 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 Riverside College of Health Careers with a bachelor's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 Riverside College of Health Careers. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 85
Allied Health Professions 29
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 22

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 VA, the home state for Riverside College of Health Careers.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Registered Nurses 64,750 $69,790
Nursing Assistants 39,320 $28,770
Personal Care Aides 39,030 $21,240
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 38,820 $61,190
Software Applications Developers 38,110 $113,690

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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