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Allied Health Professions at LaGuardia Community College

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

LaGuardia is located in Long Island City, New York and has a total student population of 16,971.

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.

LaGuardia Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Allied Health

LaGuardia Allied Health Professions Rankings

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Allied Health Student Demographics at LaGuardia

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

LaGuardia Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

73% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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LaGuardia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in allied health graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 5
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

Allied Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at LaGuardia Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 29
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 1

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 NY, the home state for LaGuardia Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors 22,170 $127,230
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 17,520 $44,120
Physician Assistants 12,060 $117,000
Surgical Technologists 5,750 $55,310
Respiratory Therapists 5,740 $74,890

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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