Allied Health Professions is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Southwest Tennessee Community College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in allied health, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Southwest paid an average of $692 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $168 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 | $4,032 | $16,608 |
Fees | $311 | $311 |
Books and Supplies | $1,545 | $1,545 |
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allied health who receive their associate degree from Southwest make an average of $40,188 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% lower than the national average of $41,849.
Southwest 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 Southwest Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in allied health in 2019-2020, 87.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 72.6%.
Around 52.2% of allied health associate degree recipients at Southwest in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 8 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 11 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
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) | 6 |
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy | 17 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 19 |
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 14 |
Nursing | 94 |
Other Health Professions | 3 |
*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.