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Health Professions at Santa Barbara City College

Health Professions at Santa Barbara City College

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Santa Barbara City College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

SBCC is located in Santa Barbara, California and has a total student population of 12,525.

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.

SBCC 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 SBCC

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.

SBCC does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Associate’s Degree

SBCC Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at SBCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Santa Barbara City College.

SBCC Health Professions Associate’s Program

81% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at SBCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

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SBCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 73
White 63
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

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 Santa Barbara City College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Medical Administrative Services 71
Nursing 68
Allied Health Professions 22
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 3
Mental & Social Health Services 2

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 CA, the home state for Santa Barbara City College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Personal Care Aides 558,350 $27,210
Registered Nurses 294,510 $106,950
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 166,870 $62,560
Software Applications Developers 148,550 $127,950
Nursing Assistants 99,440 $35,220

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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