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Allied Health Professions at American River College

If you plan to study allied health professions, take a look at what American River College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 25,422 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 24 students received their associate's degree in allied health.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Allied Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

American River Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Allied Health (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Allied Health

American River Allied Health Professions Rankings

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Allied Health Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at American River College.

American River Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

71% Women

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in allied health graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American River College with a associate's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

The following allied health concentations are available at American River College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from American River College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	30
Respiratory Care Therapy	16

Other Related American River College Programs

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Careers That Allied Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in allied health can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Health Technologists and Technicians	22,450	$50,150
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	21,430	$39,350
Respiratory Therapists	17,260	$79,640
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Physician Assistants	10,520	$117,230

References

*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.

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