Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Central New Mexico Community College

What traits are you looking for in a medical assisting school? To help you decide if Central New Mexico Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's medical assisting program.

CNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a total student population of 21,398.

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.

CNM Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

CNM Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at CNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Central New Mexico Community College.

CNM Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

80% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at CNM may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

CNM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

If you plan to be a medical assisting 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 Central New Mexico Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	15

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 NM, the home state for Central New Mexico Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Medical Assistants	5,960	$30,750
Pharmacy Technicians	2,360	$33,710
Health Specialties Professors	1,300	$150,170
Healthcare Support Workers	820	$39,210
Physician Assistants	680	$108,610

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.

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