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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Cerritos College

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Cerritos 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 Cerritos College stacks up to those at other schools.

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

67% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at Cerritos College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 19% more women than average.

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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.

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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

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.

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