Health Sciences & Services at Western Nevada College

What traits are you looking for in a health science school? To help you decide if Western Nevada College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health science program.

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 Sciences & Services section at the bottom of this page.

WNC Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Health Science

WNC Health Sciences & Services Rankings

Health Science Student Demographics at WNC

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

WNC Health Sciences & Services Associate’s Program

91% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of health science associate's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health science at WNC are white. Around 64% 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 Western Nevada College with a associate's in health science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

Health Sciences & Services 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 Western Nevada 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

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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 NV, the home state for Western Nevada College.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Community Health Workers	150	$45,740

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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