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Basic Certificates in Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies

1,607 Yearly Graduations
91% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 45% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 1.3% of health aids graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Health Aids Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 1,607 people earned their basic certificate in health aids. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in health aids at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 1,607
Undergraduate Certificate 178
Associate Degree 33

Earnings of Health Aids Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for health aids majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in health aids. About 91.2% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 142
Women 1,465
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The racial-ethnic distribution of health aids basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 37
Black or African American 226
Hispanic or Latino 336
White 823
International Students 21
Other Races/Ethnicities 164
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Health Aids Focus Areas

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to health aids that offer basic certificates.

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References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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