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

DSC is located in Dalton, Georgia and has a total student population of 4,794.

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.

DSC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

DSC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at DSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Dalton State College.

DSC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

78% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at DSC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at DSC are white. Around 52% 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 Dalton State College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

The following medical assisting concentations are available at Dalton State College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Dalton State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant	14
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant	8

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 GA, the home state for Dalton State College.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Medical Assistants	24,570	$32,060
Pharmacy Technicians	12,450	$30,240
Health Specialties Professors	4,970	$119,400
Surgical Technologists	4,410	$44,830
Physician Assistants	3,470	$103,190

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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