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Allied Health Professions at Coahoma Community College

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

Coahoma Community College is located in Clarksdale, Mississippi and approximately 1,612 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.

Coahoma Community College Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Allied Health (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Allied Health

Coahoma Community College Allied Health Professions Rankings

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Allied Health Student Demographics at Coahoma Community College

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

Coahoma Community College Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

67% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Coahoma Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in allied health graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Coahoma Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Respiratory Care Therapy 5
Polysomnography 4
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 3

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 MS, the home state for Coahoma Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 2,410 $33,310
Respiratory Therapists 1,500 $49,220
Surgical Technologists 1,350 $39,700
Health Technologists and Technicians 970 $36,900

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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