Allied Health Professions at Oakton Community College
Oakton Community College is located in Des Plaines, Illinois and approximately 7,313 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.
Oakton Community College Allied Health Professions Degrees Available
- Basic Certificate in Allied Health (Less Than 1 Year)
Oakton Community College Allied Health Professions Rankings
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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 Oakton Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Related Majors
- Mental & Social Health Services
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
- Health & Medical Administrative Services
- Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
- Nursing
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 IL, the home state for Oakton Community College.
Occupation | Jobs in IL | Average Salary in IL |
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Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics | 10,790 | $41,940 |
Health Specialties Professors | 10,070 | $105,140 |
Health Technologists and Technicians | 5,990 | $47,590 |
Respiratory Therapists | 4,150 | $60,500 |
Surgical Technologists | 3,270 | $49,730 |
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.