Health Professions at Salish Kootenai 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 Salish Kootenai College stacks up to those at other schools.

SKC is located in Pablo, Montana and approximately 716 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from SKC.

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.

SKC 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

SKC Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how SKC performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at SKC 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 Focused Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	494
Most Focused Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	753
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	978
Most Focused Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools	1,016
Most Popular Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	1,053
Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	1,158
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,335
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	1,373
Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools	1,432
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	2,380

Health Professions Student Demographics at SKC

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

SKC Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at SKC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

SKC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

SKC Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

SKC 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 Salish Kootenai College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	31
Mental & Social Health Services	10
Health & Medical Administrative Services	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 MT, the home state for Salish Kootenai College.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Registered Nurses	10,100	$67,450
Nursing Assistants	5,760	$29,110
Personal Care Aides	5,110	$24,250
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	4,030	$53,770
Medical Secretaries	3,420	$32,540

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
• Image Credit: By Djembayz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.