Health Professions at Seattle Central College

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at Seattle Central College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Seattle Central is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 5,763 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 105 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from Seattle Central.

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.

Seattle Central 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

Seattle Central Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at Seattle Central compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at Seattle Central 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
	4
Best Value Health Professions Schools	11
Best Value Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	12
	55
	84
Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	239
Best Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	247
Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools	470
Best Health Professions Schools	597
Most Focused Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	600
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	607
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	623
Most Popular Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	644
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	764
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	1,646

Health Professions Student Demographics at Seattle Central

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

Seattle Central Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at Seattle Central may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

Seattle Central does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	35
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	73
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

Seattle Central Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 105 students earned a bachelor's degree in health professions from Seattle Central. About 77% of these graduates were women and the other 23% were men. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Seattle Central since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Seattle Central College with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	40
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Seattle Central 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

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 Seattle Central College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	145
Health Sciences & Services	107
Mental & Social Health Services	32
Allied Health Professions	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 WA, the home state for Seattle Central College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Registered Nurses	56,290	$82,670
Software Applications Developers	53,860	$131,790
Personal Care Aides	47,240	$29,140
Nursing Assistants	32,690	$32,130
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	30,250	$65,190

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.