Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College

If you plan to study allied health & medical assisting services, take a look at what City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Malcolm X College is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,273.

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.

Malcolm X 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

Malcolm X College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Malcolm X College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College.

Malcolm X College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

61% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at Malcolm X College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 26% more women than average.

undefined

Malcolm X College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College with a associate's in medical assisting.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 6
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant 21

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 IL, the home state for City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Medical Assistants 23,830 $35,910
Pharmacy Technicians 21,490 $33,140
Health Specialties Professors 10,070 $105,140
Health Technologists and Technicians 5,990 $47,590
Physical Therapist Assistants 4,470 $58,060

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.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.