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Health Sciences & Services at Sierra College

Health Sciences & Services at Sierra College

If you are interested in studying health sciences and services, you may want to check out the program at Sierra College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Sierra College is located in Rocklin, California and has a total student population of 17,503. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 572 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.

Sierra College Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

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

Sierra College Health Sciences & Services Rankings

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Health Science Student Demographics at Sierra College

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

Sierra College Health Sciences & Services Associate’s Program

87% Women
43% 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.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health science at Sierra College are white. Around 56% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 47
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 157
White 320
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 38

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Sierra College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 915

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 Sierra 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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