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Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College

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Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College

If you are interested in studying health aids/attendants/orderlies, you may want to check out the program at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Southern is located in Mount Gay, West Virginia and has a total student population of 1,474.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies section at the bottom of this page.

Southern Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Health Aids

Southern Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies Rankings

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Health Aids Student Demographics at Southern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health aids majors at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College.

Southern Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies Associate’s Program

85% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of health aids associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health aids only graduates about 8% men each year. The program at Southern may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health aids at Southern are white. Around 96% 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 Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College with a associate's in health aids.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Health Aids Grads May Go Into

A degree in health aids can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WV, the home state for Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Personal Care Aides 12,500 $20,760
Nursing Assistants 8,330 $26,410
Home Health Aides 2,010 $23,120
Psychiatric Aides 1,630 $22,430
Healthcare Support Workers 270 $43,770

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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