Allied Health Professions at The College of Health Care Professions - Northwest

Every allied health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the allied health program at The College of Health Care Professions - Northwest stacks up to those at other schools.

CHCP - Northwest is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 2,811. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 75 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.

CHCP - Northwest Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Allied Health (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Allied Health

CHCP - Northwest Allied Health Professions Rankings

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Allied Health Student Demographics at CHCP - Northwest

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at The College of Health Care Professions - Northwest.

CHCP - Northwest Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

CHCP - Northwest does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in allied health graduates 47% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The College of Health Care Professions - Northwest with a associate's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

If you plan to be a allied health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The College of Health Care Professions - Northwest. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radiologic Technology	103
Surgical Technology	14
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	9
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	4

Related Majors

• Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants
• Dental Support Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

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 TX, the home state for The College of Health Care Professions - Northwest.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	19,450	$36,620
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Respiratory Therapists	11,250	$59,930
Surgical Technologists	10,340	$49,410
Health Technologists and Technicians	10,080	$43,990

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.