Allied Health Professions at St Petersburg College

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

SPC is located in Clearwater, Florida and has a total student population of 26,430. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 53 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.

SPC Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

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

SPC Allied Health Professions Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Allied Health Student Demographics at SPC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at St Petersburg College.

SPC Allied Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of allied health associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in allied health only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at SPC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in allied health at SPC are white. Around 62% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. SPC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in allied health graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 St Petersburg College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	173
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	20
Respiratory Care Therapy	17

Related Majors

• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Dental Support Services
• Mental & Social Health 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 FL, the home state for St Petersburg College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	11,130	$35,790
Health Technologists and Technicians	9,600	$42,730
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Respiratory Therapists	8,200	$57,960
Surgical Technologists	7,340	$44,030

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
• Image Credit: By John O’Neill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.