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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Housatonic Community College

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

Housatonic Community College is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and has a total student population of 3,821.

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.

Housatonic Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

Housatonic Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Housatonic Community College

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

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

88% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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Housatonic Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 CT, the home state for Housatonic Community College.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Medical Assistants 7,700 $38,350
Pharmacy Technicians 4,120 $34,530
Physician Assistants 2,300 $125,610
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 1,490 $43,340
Healthcare Support Workers 1,330 $38,750

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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