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Allied Health Professions at San Juan College

If you plan to study Allied Health Professions, consider the program at San Juan College. Get started with the following essential facts.

San Juan College is located in Farmington, NM.

During the most recent reporting year, 88 allied health professions graduations were recorded at San Juan College.

Online Class Availability at San Juan College

Distance learning is available at San Juan College. Of 6,452 students, 1,809 (28%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,510 (23%) took at least some classes online.

Allied Health Professions Rankings at San Juan College

These rankings give you a sense of how San Juan College’s Allied Health Professions program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	New Mexico	#4 of 12
Best Schools (Quality)	New Mexico	#5 of 12
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#15 of 126
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#57 of 129
Best Value	Nationwide	#106 of 1,196
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#539 of 1,196

Earnings for Allied Health Professions Graduates from San Juan College

Students who complete San Juan College’s Allied Health Professions program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$39,623
2 years	$45,305
3 years	$44,394
4 years	$45,816
5 years	$44,572

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Allied Health Professions graduates from San Juan College take home a median $45,816, compared with $38,226 for all San Juan College graduates — about 20% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

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

Program-wide, Allied Health Professions graduates at San Juan College are 60% women (53) and 40% men (35).

Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program at San Juan College

Of the 17 associate’s allied health professions degrees awarded at San Juan College, 71% were women (12) and 29% were men (5).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Hispanic / Latino	5
American Indian / Alaska Native	2
Two or More Races	3
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 59% of Allied Health Professions associate’s degree recipients at San Juan College, above 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 San Juan College

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

Concentration	Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology	65
Respiratory Care Therapy	6
Surgical Technology	17

Top-Paying Careers for Allied Health Professions Graduates

Graduates of the Allied Health Professions program at San Juan College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Allied Health Professions graduates, 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.