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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at El Centro College

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

El Centro College is located in Dallas, Texas and has a total student population of 74,781.

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.

El Centro College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

El Centro College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at El Centro College

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

El Centro College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

88% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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El Centro 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 El Centro College with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 1
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at El Centro College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapist 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 TX, the home state for El Centro College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Medical Assistants 59,930 $31,580
Pharmacy Technicians 37,200 $34,290
Health Specialties Professors 13,930 $139,540
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 11,920 $31,010
Surgical Technologists 10,340 $49,410

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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