Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at GateWay Community 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 GateWay Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

GateWay Community College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and has a total student population of 4,670.

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.

GateWay Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

GateWay Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at GateWay Community College

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

GateWay Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

70% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at GateWay Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 17% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from GateWay Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	26
Occupational Therapist Assistant	11

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 AZ, the home state for GateWay Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Medical Assistants	18,250	$33,410
Pharmacy Technicians	9,310	$35,090
Health Specialties Professors	3,660	$133,640
Health Technologists and Technicians	2,660	$48,840
Physical Therapist Assistants	2,480	$47,050

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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