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Health Professions at Northwest-Shoals Community College

Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. We've also included details on how NW-SCC ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in health professions.

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Health Professions Degrees Available at NW-SCC

• Basic Certificates in Health Professions
• Undergraduate Certificates in Health Professions
• Associate Degree in Health Professions

NW-SCC Health Professions Rankings

The bachelor's program at NW-SCC was ranked #1,845 on College Factual's Best Schools for health professions list.

 

NW-SCC Health Professions Associate’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 104 students earned a associate's degree in health professions from NW-SCC. About 89% of these graduates were women and the other 11% were men.

The majority of associate's degree recipients in this major at NW-SCC are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 87% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Northwest-Shoals Community College with a associate's in health professions.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	90
Non-Resident Aliens	2
Other Races	1

Health Professions Majors

Health Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.

Major	Annual Graduates
Allied Health Professions	67
Nursing	64
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	54
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	33

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.