Allied Health Professions at SUNY Westchester Community College

If you plan to study allied health professions, take a look at what SUNY Westchester Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SUNY Westchester Community College is located in Valhalla, New York and has a total student population of 10,072.

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.

SUNY Westchester Community College Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Allied Health (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Allied Health

SUNY Westchester Community College Allied Health Professions 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.

Allied Health Student Demographics at SUNY Westchester Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at SUNY Westchester Community College.

SUNY Westchester Community College Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in allied health only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at SUNY Westchester Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

SUNY Westchester Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in allied health graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY Westchester Community College with a associate's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 SUNY Westchester Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Respiratory Care Therapy	24
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	22
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	3

Related Majors

• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Health Sciences & 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 NY, the home state for SUNY Westchester Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	17,520	$44,120
Physician Assistants	12,060	$117,000
Surgical Technologists	5,750	$55,310
Respiratory Therapists	5,740	$74,890

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.