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Allied Health Professions at Elgin Community College

Allied Health Professions at Elgin Community College

If you are interested in studying allied health professions, you may want to check out the program at Elgin Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

ECC is located in Elgin, Illinois and approximately 7,882 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 44 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.

ECC Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

ECC Allied Health Professions Rankings

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Allied Health Student Demographics at ECC

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

ECC Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

89% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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ECC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in allied health graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 Elgin Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Surgical Technology 76
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 18
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 12
Radiologic Technology 12

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 IL, the home state for Elgin Community College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 10,790 $41,940
Health Specialties Professors 10,070 $105,140
Health Technologists and Technicians 5,990 $47,590
Respiratory Therapists 4,150 $60,500
Surgical Technologists 3,270 $49,730

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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