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Allied Health Professions at Arizona Western College

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

AWC is located in Yuma, Arizona and has a total student population of 6,487. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 21 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.

AWC Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

AWC Allied Health Professions Rankings

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Allied Health Student Demographics at AWC

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

AWC Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

71% Women

71% 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.

AWC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in allied health graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

Allied Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Arizona Western College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radiologic Technology	21
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	2

Other Related Arizona Western 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 AZ, the home state for Arizona Western College.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Health Specialties Professors	3,660	$133,640
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	3,620	$38,260
Health Technologists and Technicians	2,660	$48,840
Respiratory Therapists	2,560	$58,420
Surgical Technologists	2,300	$50,680

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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