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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Elgin Community College

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Elgin Community College

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

ECC is located in Elgin, Illinois and approximately 7,882 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.

ECC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Medical Assisting (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

ECC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at ECC

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

ECC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

72% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 28% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at ECC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at ECC are white. Around 72% 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 Elgin Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 18
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Elgin Community 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.

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