Health Sciences & Services at West Valley College

Every health sciences & services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health science program at West Valley College stacks up to those at other schools.

West Valley College is located in Saratoga, California and has a total student population of 7,513.

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 Valley College Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Health Science

West Valley College Health Sciences & Services Rankings

Health Science Student Demographics at West Valley College

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

West Valley College Health Sciences & Services Associate’s Program

71% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of health science associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health science only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at West Valley College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health science at West Valley College are white. Around 57% 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 West Valley College with a associate's in health science.

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

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

The following health science concentations are available at West Valley College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Valley College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	3

Health & Medical Administrative Services

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 Valley 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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