Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Cerritos College
Cerritos College is located in Norwalk, California and has a total student population of 20,406.
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.
Cerritos College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available
- Basic Certificate in Medical Assisting (Less Than 1 Year)
- Undergrad Certificate in Medical Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
- Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting
Cerritos College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings
Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Cerritos College
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Cerritos College.
Cerritos College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program
Cerritos College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cerritos College with a associate's in medical assisting.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 15 |
Black or African American | 5 |
Hispanic or Latino | 34 |
White | 6 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
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 Cerritos College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Physical Therapy Assistant | 24 |
Medical/Clinical Assistant | 18 |
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant | 15 |
Related Majors
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 CA, the home state for Cerritos College.
Occupation | Jobs in CA | Average Salary in CA |
---|---|---|
Medical Assistants | 92,960 | $38,250 |
Pharmacy Technicians | 37,630 | $42,610 |
Health Technologists and Technicians | 22,450 | $50,150 |
Healthcare Support Workers | 12,680 | $44,820 |
Health Specialties Professors | 11,540 | $161,770 |
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.