Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Bishop State Community College

If you are interested in studying allied health & medical assisting services, you may want to check out the program at Bishop State Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Bishop State Community College is located in Mobile, Alabama and approximately 2,176 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services section at the bottom of this page.

Bishop State Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Bishop State Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Bishop State Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Bishop State Community College.

Bishop State Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

59% Women

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at Bishop State Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 28% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bishop State Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 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 Bishop State Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	17

Careers That Medical Assisting Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical assisting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Bishop State Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Medical Assistants	9,180	$28,460
Pharmacy Technicians	7,140	$30,040
Surgical Technologists	2,220	$36,630
Health Specialties Professors	1,960	$108,310
Physical Therapist Assistants	1,830	$57,410

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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