Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Central Penn College

Every allied health & medical assisting services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the medical assisting program at Central Penn College stacks up to those at other schools.

Central Penn is located in Summerdale, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 963.

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.

Central Penn Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Central Penn Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Central Penn

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

Central Penn Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

81% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at Central Penn may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Central Penn are white. Around 63% 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 Central Penn College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Central Penn College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	51
Occupational Therapist Assistant	28
Medical/Clinical Assistant	7

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 PA, the home state for Central Penn College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Medical Assistants	27,590	$32,770
Pharmacy Technicians	18,220	$30,000
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Physician Assistants	6,650	$98,510
Health Technologists and Technicians	5,400	$43,070

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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