Allied Health Professions is a major offered under the health professions program of study at South Plains 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at South Plains College paid an average of $113 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $97 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $2,328 | $2,712 |
Fees | $1,564 | $1,564 |
Books and Supplies | $1,160 | $1,160 |
On Campus Room and Board | $4,418 | $4,418 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,440 | $3,440 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Allied Health students who received their associate degree at South Plains College took out an average of $11,284 in student loans. That is 35% lower than the national average of $17,456.
allied health who receive their associate degree from South Plains College make an average of $42,682 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $41,849.
Online degrees for the South Plains College 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 South Plains College Online Learning page.
About 69.5% of the students who received their Associate in allied health in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 72.6%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in allied health at South Plains College in 2019-2020, 47.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 20 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
White | 29 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Allied Health Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | 12 |
Respiratory Care Therapy | 15 |
Surgical Technology | 19 |
Radiologic Technology | 13 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to allied health professions.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 13 |
Health/Medical Prep Programs | 5 |
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 5 |
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 13 |
Nursing | 68 |
*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.