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Health Professions at San Juan College

Health Professions at San Juan College

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

SJC is located in Farmington, New Mexico and has a total student population of 5,240.

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.

SJC 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

Online Classes Are Available at SJC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

  • Associate’s Degree

SJC Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at SJC

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

SJC Health Professions Associate’s Program

80% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at SJC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

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SJC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 28
White 56
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 41

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at San Juan College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 56
Nursing 50
Allied Health Professions 30
Health/Medical Prep Programs 20
Health & Medical Administrative Services 14
Dental Support Services 12

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 NM, the home state for San Juan College.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Personal Care Aides 27,300 $21,020
Registered Nurses 16,730 $71,730
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 9,720 $53,930
Nursing Assistants 6,200 $28,310
Medical Assistants 5,960 $30,750

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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