by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Health Sciences & Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Salt Lake Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in health science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Salt Lake Community College paid an average of $516 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $147 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,488 | $12,208 |
| Fees | $501 | $501 |
| Books and Supplies | $700 | $700 |
Learn more about Salt Lake Community College tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their associate degree at Salt Lake Community College in Health Science walked away with an average of $11,750 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $11,810.
health science who receive their associate degree from Salt Lake Community College make an average of $45,383 a year during the early days of their career. That is 41% higher than the national average of $32,213.
Online degrees for the Salt Lake Community College health science associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Salt Lake Community College Online Learning page.
About 73.3% of the students who received their Associate in health science in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Around 28.3% of health science associate degree recipients at Salt Lake Community College in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 55%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 82 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Health Sciences & Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 120 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to health sciences and services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dental Support Services | 13 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 1 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 42 |
| Allied Health Professions | 32 |
| Nursing | 229 |
View All Health Sciences & Services 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
