Health Professions at Southwestern Community College

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what Southwestern Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southwestern Community College is located in Sylva, North Carolina and approximately 2,259 students attend the school each year.

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.

Southwestern Community College 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 Southwestern Community College

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Southwestern Community College does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Southwestern Community College Health Professions Rankings

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Health Professions Student Demographics at Southwestern Community College

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

Southwestern Community College Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at Southwestern Community College are white. Around 85% 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 Southwestern Community College with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	100
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southwestern Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	37
Allied Health Professions	31
Nursing	22
Health & Medical Administrative Services	12
Mental & Social Health Services	8
Health/Medical Prep Programs	5
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	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 NC, the home state for Southwestern Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Registered Nurses	102,500	$64,850
Nursing Assistants	63,010	$25,570
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	41,320	$55,560
Software Applications Developers	30,580	$103,280
Personal Care Aides	30,170	$21,660

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.