Health Professions at Western Nevada College

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

WNC is located in Carson City, Nevada and has a total student population of 3,495.

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.

WNC Health Professions Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Health Professions

WNC Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at WNC

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

WNC Health Professions Associate’s Program

86% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at WNC are white. Around 52% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Nevada College with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	50
Health Sciences & Services	3

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 NV, the home state for Western Nevada College.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Registered Nurses	22,560	$85,620
Personal Care Aides	13,130	$23,580
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	12,140	$53,140
Managers	7,120	$102,060
Nursing Assistants	6,660	$35,130

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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