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Allied Health Professions at Southwestern Community College

If you plan to study Allied Health Professions, you may want to check out the program at Southwestern Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Southwestern Community College is located in Sylva, NC.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 28 allied health professions graduations were recorded at Southwestern Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Southwestern Community College

Many students take online classes at Southwestern Community College. Of 2,157 students, 735 (34%) studied exclusively online and 646 (30%) took at least some classes online.

Allied Health Professions Rankings at Southwestern Community College

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

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Value North Carolina #13 of 43
Best Schools (Quality) North Carolina #23 of 39
Best Value Southeast (Region) #62 of 352
Best Schools (Quality) Southeast (Region) #146 of 325
Best Value Nationwide #162 of 1,196
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #683 of 1,196

Earnings for Allied Health Professions Graduates from Southwestern Community College

Those who finish Southwestern Community College’s Allied Health Professions program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Median earnings by years after graduation for Allied Health Professions at Southwestern Community College
Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $40,293
2 years $46,321
3 years $45,686
4 years $45,006
5 years $51,696

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Allied Health Professions graduates from Southwestern Community College report median earnings of $45,006, compared with $34,928 for all Southwestern Community College graduates — about 29% higher than the school-wide median.

Allied Health Professions earnings compared with all majors at Southwestern Community College

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Allied Health Professions graduates from Southwestern Community College comes in at $10,408.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Allied Health Professions graduates at Southwestern Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Allied Health Professions graduates at Southwestern Community College are 64% women (18) and 36% men (10).

Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program at Southwestern Community College

Among the 27 associate’s allied health professions degrees awarded at Southwestern Community College, 67% were women (18) and 33% were men (9).

Southwestern Community College gender breakdown of Allied Health Professions Associate's degree recipients

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

Race / Ethnicity Number of Graduates
White 21
Hispanic / Latino 3
Black / African American 2
Asian 1
Racial-ethnic diversity of Allied Health Professions majors at Southwestern Community College

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 22% of Allied Health Professions associate’s degree recipients at Southwestern Community College, lower than 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 Southwestern Community College

This Allied Health Professions program at Southwestern Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology 5
Respiratory Care Therapy 7
Sonographer/Ultrasound Technology 7
Radiologic Technology 9

Highest-Paying Careers for Allied Health Professions Graduates

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

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