About 43.1 percent of the 130 degrees and certificates handed out by Ancilla College in 2017-18 were to students in health professions and related programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The agency’s National Center for Education Statistics shows the private not-for-profit institution in Donaldson conferred 52 associate’s degrees and 4 certificates in health professions and related programs.
But the single most popular program was for a associate’s degree in registered nursing/registered nurse. Data shows the school gave out 47 associate’s degrees in registered nursing/registered nurse, followed by 19 associate’s degrees in general business administration and management and 15 associate’s degrees in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies.
The college enrolled 415 students for 2017-18, all of whom were enrolled in undergraduate programs.
| Program | Associates degrees | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 47 | – | 47 | |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant | – | 3 | 3 | |
| Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other | – | – | – | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 52 | 4 | 56 | 43.1 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 19 | – | 19 | |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, Other | – | – | – | |
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | – | – | – | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 23 | – | 23 | 17.7 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 15 | – | 15 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 15 | – | 15 | 11.5 |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 10 | – | 10 | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | 10 | – | 10 | 7.7 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | – | – | – | |
| Education total | 8 | – | 8 | 6.2 |
| Behavioral Sciences | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | – | – | – | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 5 | – | 5 | 3.8 |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 4 | – | 4 | 3.1 |
| Theology and Religious Vocations, Other | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Theology and Religious Vocations total | 4 | – | 4 | 3.1 |
| Agriculture, General | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Animal Sciences, General | – | – | – | |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences total | 2 | – | 2 | 1.5 |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | – | – | – | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 1 | – | 1 | 0.8 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 1 | – | 1 | 0.8 |
| History, General | 1 | – | 1 | |
| History total | 1 | – | 1 | 0.8 |
| English Language and Literature, General | – | – | – | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | – | – | – | – |
| Environmental Studies | – | – | – | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation total | – | – | – | – |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services, Other | – | – | – | |
| Personal and Culinary Services total | – | – | – | – |
| Religion/Religious Studies, Other | – | – | – | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies total | – | – | – | – |
