Health Professions at Wake Technical Community College

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at Wake Technical Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Wake Technical Community College is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 21,760.

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.

Wake Technical 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 Wake Technical Community College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Associate’s Degree

Wake Technical Community College Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at Wake Technical Community College

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

Wake Technical Community College Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at Wake Technical Community College are white. Around 55% 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 Wake Technical Community College with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	73
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	189
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wake Technical Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	131
Health & Medical Administrative Services	116
Allied Health Professions	64
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	40
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	38
Mental & Social Health Services	24
Dental Support Services	16

Related Majors

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 Wake Technical 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.