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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at William Rainey Harper College

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at William Rainey Harper College

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

Harper College is located in Palatine, Illinois and has a total student population of 12,199.

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.

Harper College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

Harper College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Harper College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at William Rainey Harper College.

Harper College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

20% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at Harper College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 66% more women than average.

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Harper College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 William Rainey Harper College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant 19

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 William Rainey Harper 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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