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Allied Health Professions at Southwest Tennessee Community College

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

Southwest is located in Memphis, Tennessee and has a total student population of 7,371.

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.

Southwest Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Allied Health (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Allied Health (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Allied Health

Southwest Allied Health Professions Rankings

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Allied Health Student Demographics at Southwest

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at Southwest Tennessee Community College.

Southwest Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

71% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in allied health at Southwest are white. Around 52% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Southwest does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in allied health 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 Southwest Tennessee Community College with a associate's in allied health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 TN, the home state for Southwest Tennessee Community College.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 6,810 $36,600
Health Specialties Professors 5,690 $102,310
Respiratory Therapists 3,520 $51,400
Surgical Technologists 3,040 $43,860
Physician Assistants 2,010 $87,700

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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