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Health Sciences & Services at West Los Angeles College

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Health Sciences & Services at West Los Angeles College

If you plan to study health sciences and services, take a look at what West Los Angeles College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

West LA College is located in Culver City, California and has a total student population of 11,417.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Sciences & Services section at the bottom of this page.

West LA College Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Health Science

West LA College Health Sciences & Services Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Health Science Student Demographics at West LA College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health science majors at West Los Angeles College.

West LA College Health Sciences & Services Associate’s Program

64% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of health science associate's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health science only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at West LA College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 16% more women than average.

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West LA College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health science 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 West Los Angeles College with a associate's in health science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for West Los Angeles College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Community Health Workers 6,160 $49,260

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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