Medical Office Assistant/Specialist at Centura College - Chesapeake

If you are interested in studying medical office assistant/specialist, you may want to check out the program at Centura College - Chesapeake. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Centura College - Chesapeake is located in Chesapeake, Virginia and approximately 164 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Medical Office Assistant/Specialist section at the bottom of this page.

Centura College - Chesapeake Medical Office Assistant/Specialist Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Medical Office Assistant/Specialist (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Medical Office Assistant/Specialist

Centura College - Chesapeake Medical Office Assistant/Specialist Rankings

Medical Office Assistant/Specialist Student Demographics at Centura College - Chesapeake

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical office assistant/specialist majors at Centura College - Chesapeake.

Centura College - Chesapeake Medical Office Assistant/Specialist Associate’s Program

89% Women

84% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of medical office assistant/specialist associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical office assistant/specialist only graduates about 7% men each year. The program at Centura College - Chesapeake may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

Centura College - Chesapeake does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical office assistant/specialist graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Centura College - Chesapeake with a associate's in medical office assistant/specialist.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Medical Office Assistant/Specialist Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical office assistant/specialist can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Centura College - Chesapeake.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Medical Assistants	14,170	$35,010
Medical Secretaries	7,860	$37,940

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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