Health Professions at Valencia College

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

Valencia College is located in Orlando, Florida and approximately 45,949 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 171 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from Valencia College.

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.

Valencia 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
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions

Valencia College Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at Valencia College 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
Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	63
Best Value Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	215
Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	343
Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	346
	387
	523
	906
Most Focused Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	1,124
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,434

Health Professions Student Demographics at Valencia College

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

Valencia College Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Valencia College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	30
Black or African American	52
Hispanic or Latino	118
White	140
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Valencia College Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 171 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health professions from Valencia College in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Valencia College since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Valencia College with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	52
White	73
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Valencia College 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

The following health professions concentations are available at Valencia College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Valencia College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	388
Allied Health Professions	145
Health & Medical Administrative Services	10
Dental Support Services	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 FL, the home state for Valencia College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Registered Nurses	177,600	$66,210
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	107,150	$55,680
Nursing Assistants	89,860	$26,840
Medical Assistants	55,330	$32,870
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	47,540	$44,400

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.