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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at East Central College

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at East Central College

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

East Central College is located in Union, Missouri and approximately 2,593 students attend the school each year.

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.

East Central College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

East Central College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at East Central College

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

East Central College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

75% Women
25% 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.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at East Central College are white. Around 75% 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 East Central College with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 East Central College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant 7

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 MO, the home state for East Central College.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Medical Assistants 10,260 $32,260
Pharmacy Technicians 9,850 $32,090
Health Specialties Professors 4,710 $148,840
Physical Therapist Assistants 2,240 $53,150
Health Technologists and Technicians 2,210 $46,580

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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