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Health Professions at Salt Lake Community College

Health Professions at Salt Lake Community College

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

Salt Lake Community College is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 27,293 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.

Salt Lake Community 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

Salt Lake Community College Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at Salt Lake Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Salt Lake Community College.

Salt Lake Community College Health Professions Associate’s Program

82% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at Salt Lake Community College are white. Around 69% 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 Salt Lake Community College with a associate's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 32
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 81
White 349
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 32

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 Salt Lake Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 245
Health Sciences & Services 162
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 89
Allied Health Professions 25
Dental Support Services 24

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 UT, the home state for Salt Lake Community College.

Occupation Jobs in UT Average Salary in UT
Registered Nurses 21,700 $65,670
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 14,660 $52,470
Software Applications Developers 11,040 $99,070
Nursing Assistants 10,680 $27,880
Personal Care Aides 9,850 $25,740

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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