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Health Professions at Virginia Western Community College

Health Professions at Virginia Western Community College

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

Virginia Western Community College is located in Roanoke, Virginia and approximately 5,738 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.

Virginia Western 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

Virginia Western Community College Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at Virginia Western Community College

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

Virginia Western Community College Health Professions Associate’s Program

90% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at Virginia Western Community College are white. Around 75% 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 Virginia Western Community College with a associate's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 109
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Western Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 51
Allied Health Professions 36
Mental & Social Health Services 33
Dental Support Services 25
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 8

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Western Community College.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Registered Nurses 64,750 $69,790
Nursing Assistants 39,320 $28,770
Personal Care Aides 39,030 $21,240
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 38,820 $61,190
Software Applications Developers 38,110 $113,690

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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