Allied Health Professions at Rockingham Community College

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

RCC is located in Wentworth, North Carolina and has a total student population of 1,922.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Allied Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

RCC Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

RCC Allied Health Professions Rankings

Allied Health Student Demographics at RCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at Rockingham Community College.

RCC Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

81% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in allied health at RCC are white. Around 63% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

If you plan to be a allied health 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 Rockingham Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Respiratory Care Therapy	7
Surgical Technology	5
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	2

Careers That Allied Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in allied health can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Rockingham Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	10,760	$36,200
Health Specialties Professors	10,090	$134,300
Health Technologists and Technicians	6,350	$39,230
Physician Assistants	5,010	$104,680
Respiratory Therapists	4,390	$56,620

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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