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Allied Health Professions at Virginia Highlands Community College

If you plan to study Allied Health Professions, you may want to check out the program at Virginia Highlands Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Virginia Highlands Community College is located in Abingdon, VA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 36 allied health professions graduations were recorded at Virginia Highlands Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Virginia Highlands Community College

Many students take online classes at Virginia Highlands Community College. Among 2,082 students, 529 (25%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 829 (40%) took at least some classes online.

Allied Health Professions Rankings at Virginia Highlands Community College

Rankings can help you compare Virginia Highlands Community College’s Allied Health Professions program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Virginia	#3 of 33
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#63 of 352
Best Value	Nationwide	#150 of 1,196

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Allied Health Professions graduates from Virginia Highlands Community College is $9,500.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Allied Health Professions graduates at Virginia Highlands Community College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Allied Health Professions graduates at Virginia Highlands Community College are 83% women (30) and 17% men (6).

Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program at Virginia Highlands Community College

Among the 18 associate’s allied health professions degrees awarded at Virginia Highlands Community College, 83% were women (15) and 17% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Allied Health Professions associate’s degree recipients at Virginia Highlands Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	17
Two or More Races	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 6% of Allied Health Professions associate’s degree recipients at Virginia Highlands Community College, below the national average of 45%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Allied Health Professions Concentrations at Virginia Highlands Community College

The Allied Health Professions program at Virginia Highlands Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology	11
Radiologic Technology	12
Allied Health/Treatment Professions	13

Best-Paid Careers for Allied Health Professions Graduates

Graduates of the Allied Health Professions program at Virginia Highlands Community College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Allied Health Professions graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$153,940
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$153,819
Surgical Assistants	$141,004
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$137,802
Respiratory Therapists	$128,345
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$119,042
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$116,229
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians	$115,968
Emergency Medical Technicians	$105,175
Hearing Aid Specialists	$96,168

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.