by our College Data Analytics TeamAllied Health Professions is a major offered under the health professions program of study at NorthWest Arkansas Community College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in allied health, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at NWACC paid an average of $150 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $135 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,240 | $3,600 |
| Fees | $856 | $856 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Allied Health students who received their associate degree at NWACC took out an average of $22,000 in student loans. That is 26% higher than the national average of $17,456.
allied health who receive their associate degree from NWACC make an average of $46,478 a year during the early days of their career. That is 11% higher than the national average of $41,849.
Online degrees for the NWACC allied health associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NWACC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 42.1% of the allied health students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 72.6%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in allied health at NWACC in 2019-2020, 47.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
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) | 8 |
| Respiratory Care Therapy | 11 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to allied health professions.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 10 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 11 |
| Nursing | 67 |
View All Allied Health Professions Related Majors >
*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.
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