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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

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

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is located in Martinsburg, West Virginia and has a total student population of 3,912.

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.

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Medical Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College.

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

73% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College are white. Around 73% 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 Blue Ridge Community and Technical College with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 WV, the home state for Blue Ridge Community and Technical College.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Medical Assistants 3,520 $28,160
Pharmacy Technicians 2,980 $28,650
Surgical Technologists 1,080 $37,390
Physician Assistants 770 $104,180
Health Technologists and Technicians 730 $43,490

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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