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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas

What traits are you looking for in a medical assisting school? To help you decide if Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's medical assisting program.

UA Cossatot is located in De Queen, Arkansas and has a total student population of 1,386.

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.

UA Cossatot Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Medical Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

UA Cossatot Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at UA Cossatot

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas.

UA Cossatot Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

75% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at UA Cossatot may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at UA Cossatot 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 Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapist Assistant 10
Physical Therapy Assistant 9

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 AR, the home state for Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
Pharmacy Technicians 4,490 $29,640
Medical Assistants 3,790 $30,320
Health Specialties Professors 1,600 $146,380
Health Technologists and Technicians 1,120 $42,300
Surgical Technologists 1,110 $42,720

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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