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Health Sciences & Services at Monterey Peninsula 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 Monterey Peninsula College stacks up to those at other schools.

Monterey Peninsula College is located in Monterey, California and approximately 7,154 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 18 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.

Monterey Peninsula College Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

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

Monterey Peninsula College Health Sciences & Services Rankings

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Health Science Student Demographics at Monterey Peninsula College

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

Monterey Peninsula College Health Sciences & Services Associate’s Program

89% Women

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of health science associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Monterey Peninsula College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health science graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Monterey Peninsula 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	19

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 CA, the home state for Monterey Peninsula College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Community Health Workers	6,160	$49,260

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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