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Allied Health Professions at Kaskaskia College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Allied Health Professions, consider the program at Kaskaskia College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Kaskaskia College sits in Centralia, IL.

During the most recent reporting year, 56 allied health professions degrees were granted at Kaskaskia College.

Studying Online at Kaskaskia College

Online coursework is an option at Kaskaskia College. Of 3,669 students, 452 (12%) studied exclusively online and 880 (24%) took at least some classes online.

Allied Health Professions Rankings at Kaskaskia College

These rankings give you a sense of how Kaskaskia College’s Allied Health Professions program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Illinois	#16 of 42
Best Value	Illinois	#19 of 40
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#38 of 178
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#60 of 188
Best Value	Nationwide	#272 of 1,196
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#423 of 1,196

Earnings for Allied Health Professions Graduates from Kaskaskia College

Those who finish Kaskaskia College’s Allied Health Professions program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$37,984
2 years	$47,389
3 years	$42,238
4 years	$52,538
5 years	$51,701

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Allied Health Professions graduates from Kaskaskia College earn a median of $52,538, compared with $40,736 for all Kaskaskia College graduates — about 29% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Allied Health Professions graduates at Kaskaskia College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Allied Health Professions graduates at Kaskaskia College are 80% women (45) and 20% men (11).

Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program at Kaskaskia College

Of the 31 associate’s allied health professions graduates at Kaskaskia College, 94% were women (29) and 6% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Allied Health Professions associate’s degree recipients at Kaskaskia College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	28
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	1
Asian	1

Minority students account for 10% of Allied Health Professions associate’s degree recipients at Kaskaskia College, below the national average of 45%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Allied Health Professions Concentrations at Kaskaskia College

This Allied Health Professions program at Kaskaskia College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology	18
Respiratory Care Therapy	10
Sonographer/Ultrasound Technology	7
Radiologic Technology	21

Highest-Paying Careers for Allied Health Professions Graduates

Students who finish Allied Health Professions program at Kaskaskia College work across a variety of fields. Below are the top-paying careers for Allied Health Professions majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$153,940
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$153,819
Surgical Assistants	$141,004
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$137,802
Respiratory Therapists	$128,345
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$119,042
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$116,229
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians	$115,968
Emergency Medical Technicians	$105,175
Hearing Aid Specialists	$96,168

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.