Allied Health Professions at Santa Monica College

Every allied 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 allied health program at Santa Monica College stacks up to those at other schools.

SMC is located in Santa Monica, California and approximately 25,948 students attend the school each year.

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.

SMC Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Allied Health

SMC Allied Health Professions Rankings

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Allied Health Student Demographics at SMC

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

SMC Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in allied health only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at SMC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

SMC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in allied health graduates 58% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Nursing

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 CA, the home state for Santa Monica College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Health Technologists and Technicians	22,450	$50,150
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	21,430	$39,350
Respiratory Therapists	17,260	$79,640
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Physician Assistants	10,520	$117,230

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.