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Health Aide at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College

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Health Aide at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College

Every health aide school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health aide program at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College stacks up to those at other schools.

Southern is located in Mount Gay, West Virginia and has a total student population of 1,474.

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

Southern Health Aide Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Health Aide

Southern Health Aide Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Health Aide Student Demographics at Southern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health aide majors at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College.

Southern Health Aide Associate’s Program

85% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of health aide associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health aide only graduates about 4% men each year. The program at Southern may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health aide at Southern are white. Around 96% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College with a associate's in health aide.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Health Aide Grads May Go Into

A degree in health aide can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WV, the home state for Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Nursing Assistants 8,330 $26,410
Psychiatric Aides 1,630 $22,430

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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