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Health Professions at Walters State Community College

Health Professions at Walters State Community College

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

WSCC is located in Morristown, Tennessee and approximately 5,742 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.

WSCC 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 WSCC

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, WSCC does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

WSCC Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at WSCC

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

WSCC Health Professions Associate’s Program

80% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at WSCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at WSCC are white. Around 92% 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 Walters State Community College with a associate's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 123
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 Walters State Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 104
Allied Health Professions 40
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 32
Health & Medical Administrative Services 7

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 TN, the home state for Walters State Community College.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Registered Nurses 60,360 $61,320
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 35,680 $56,600
Nursing Assistants 28,340 $26,400
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 24,410 $40,120
Personal Care Aides 21,100 $21,060

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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