Allied Health Professions at Southside College of Health Sciences

If you plan to study allied health professions, take a look at what Southside College of Health Sciences has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southside College of Health Sciences is located in Colonial Heights, Virginia and has a total student population of 115. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 24 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.

Southside College of Health Sciences Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Allied Health

Southside College of Health Sciences Allied Health Professions Rankings

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Allied Health Student Demographics at Southside College of Health Sciences

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at Southside College of Health Sciences.

Southside College of Health Sciences Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 4% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in allied health at Southside College of Health Sciences are white. Around 67% 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 Southside College of Health Sciences with a associate's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

If you plan to be a allied health 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 Southside College of Health Sciences. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radiologic Technology	16
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	8

Related Majors

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 VA, the home state for Southside College of Health Sciences.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	6,180	$35,310
Respiratory Therapists	2,550	$60,200
Physician Assistants	2,510	$99,340
Surgical Technologists	2,240	$50,790

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.