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Allied Health Professions at Nassau Community College

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Allied Health Professions at Nassau Community College

What traits are you looking for in a allied health school? To help you decide if Nassau Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's allied health program.

Nassau Community College is located in Garden City, New York and approximately 13,864 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.

Nassau Community College Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Allied Health

Nassau Community College Allied Health Professions Rankings

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Allied Health Student Demographics at Nassau Community College

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

Nassau Community College Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

74% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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Nassau Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in allied health graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

The following allied health concentations are available at Nassau Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Nassau Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 35
Surgical Technology 23
Respiratory Care Therapy 20

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 Nassau 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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