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Allied Health Professions at Foothill College

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

Foothill College is located in Los Altos Hills, California and approximately 14,605 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 67 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.

Foothill College 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

Foothill College Allied Health Professions Rankings

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Allied Health Student Demographics at Foothill College

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

Foothill College Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

40% Women

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in allied health only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at Foothill College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 23% more women than average.

Foothill College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in allied health graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Respiratory Care Therapy	31
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	29
Radiologic Technology	18

Other Related Foothill 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 Foothill 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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