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Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College

If you are interested in studying health aids/attendants/orderlies, you may want to check out the program at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Southern is located in Mount Gay, West Virginia and has a total student population of 1,474. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 26 students received their associate's degree in health aids.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies section at the bottom of this page.

Southern Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Health Aids

Southern Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies Rankings

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Health Aids Student Demographics at Southern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health aids majors at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College.

Southern Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies Associate’s Program

85% Women

4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of health aids associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health aids only graduates about 8% men each year. The program at Southern may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health aids at Southern are white. Around 96% 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 Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College with a associate's in health aids.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies

Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Aide	26

Careers That Health Aids Grads May Go Into

A degree in health aids can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WV, the home state for Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Personal Care Aides	12,500	$20,760
Nursing Assistants	8,330	$26,410
Home Health Aides	2,010	$23,120
Psychiatric Aides	1,630	$22,430
Healthcare Support Workers	270	$43,770

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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