Allied Health Professions at Prince George’s Community College

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 Prince George's Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

PGCC is located in Largo, Maryland and has a total student population of 11,357. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 46 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.

PGCC Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

PGCC Allied Health Professions Rankings

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Allied Health Student Demographics at PGCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at Prince George’s Community College.

PGCC Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

PGCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in allied health graduates 43% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

Allied Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Prince George's Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	21
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	9
Surgical Technology	8
Respiratory Care Therapy	6
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	4

Related Majors

• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Health & Medical Administrative 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 MD, the home state for Prince George's Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	5,090	$49,490
Physician Assistants	3,040	$108,180
Health Technologists and Technicians	2,000	$44,590
Surgical Technologists	1,710	$56,130
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	1,570	$75,270

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.