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Basic Certificate in Home Health Aide/Home Attendant

Basic Certificates in Home Health Aide/Home Attendant

960 Yearly Graduations
91% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 64% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 5.9% of home health aide graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Home Health Aide Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 960 people earned their basic certificate in home health aide. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in home health aide at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 960
Undergraduate Certificate 22
Associate Degree 1

Earnings of Home Health Aide Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for home health aide majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in home health aide. About 91.5% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 82
Women 878
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The racial-ethnic distribution of home health aide basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 33
Black or African American 148
Hispanic or Latino 386
White 278
International Students 57
Other Races/Ethnicities 58
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to home health aide that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Medication Aide 679
Health Aide 271
Rehabilitation Aide 148
Other Health Aides & Attendants 45

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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