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Health Sciences & Services at Houston Community College

Every health sciences and services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health science program at Houston Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 48,329. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 117 students received their associate's degree in health science.

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

Houston Community College Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Health Science

Houston Community College Health Sciences & Services Rankings

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Health Science Student Demographics at Houston Community College

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

Houston Community College Health Sciences & Services Associate’s Program

87% Women

72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of health science associate's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Houston Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health science graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	15
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

If you plan to be a health science 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 Houston Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	117

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science 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 Houston Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Community Health Workers	2,820	$41,640

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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