by our College Data Analytics TeamAllied Health Professions is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Kankakee Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in allied health, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Kankakee Community College paid an average of $833 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $421 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,630 | $24,990 |
| Fees | $570 | $570 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their associate degree at Kankakee Community College in Allied Health walked away with an average of $11,040 in student debt. That is 37% lower than the national average of $17,456.
The median early career salary of allied health students who receive their associate degree from Kankakee Community College is $45,715 per year. That is 9% higher than the national average of $41,849.
Kankakee Community College does not offer an online option for its allied health associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Kankakee Community College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 72.4% of the allied health students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 72.6%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in allied health at Kankakee Community College in 2019-2020, 17.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 23 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Allied Health Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | 7 |
| Respiratory Care Therapy | 12 |
| Radiologic Technology | 10 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 14 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 11 |
| Nursing | 46 |
*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.
