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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Houston Community College

If you are interested in studying allied health and medical assisting services, you may want to check out the program at Houston Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 48,329 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.

Houston Community 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

Houston Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Houston Community College

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

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

87% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 16
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 Houston Community 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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