Physician Assistant at Red Rocks Community College

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

Red Rocks Community College is located in Lakewood, Colorado and approximately 6,029 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Physician Assistant section at the bottom of this page.

Red Rocks Community College Physician Assistant Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physician Assistant

Red Rocks Community College Physician Assistant Rankings

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Physician Assistant Student Demographics at Red Rocks Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physician assistant majors at Red Rocks Community College.

Red Rocks Community College Physician Assistant Master’s Program

Of the 31 students who graduated with a master’s in physician assistant from Red Rocks Community College in 2021, 35% were men and 65% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in physician assistant each year. Red Rocks Community College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a physician assistant master's degree from Red Rocks Community College, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the physician assistant master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 26% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Red Rocks Community College with a master's in physician assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician
• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Radiologic Technology

Careers That Physician Assistant Grads May Go Into

A degree in physician assistant can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for Red Rocks Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Health Specialties Professors	5,810	$144,880
Physician Assistants	3,190	$102,770

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.