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Allied Health Professions at Central Piedmont Community College

If you plan to study allied health professions, take a look at what Central Piedmont Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Central Piedmont Community College is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and approximately 16,668 students attend the school each year.

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

Central Piedmont Community College Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Allied Health

Central Piedmont Community College Allied Health Professions Rankings

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Allied Health Student Demographics at Central Piedmont Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at Central Piedmont Community College.

Central Piedmont Community College Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

79% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in allied health at Central Piedmont Community College are white. Around 64% 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 Central Piedmont Community College with a associate's in allied health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 42
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

If you plan to be a allied health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Central Piedmont Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Respiratory Care Therapy 20
Surgical Technology 17
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 16
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 8
Polysomnography 5

Careers That Allied Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in allied health can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Central Piedmont Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 10,760 $36,200
Health Specialties Professors 10,090 $134,300
Health Technologists and Technicians 6,350 $39,230
Physician Assistants 5,010 $104,680
Respiratory Therapists 4,390 $56,620

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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