Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Lackawanna College

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

Lackawanna College is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,043 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.

Lackawanna College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Lackawanna College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Lackawanna College

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

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

67% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at Lackawanna College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 20% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Lackawanna College are white. Around 67% 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 Lackawanna College with a associate's in medical assisting.

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

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

The following medical assisting concentations are available at Lackawanna College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Lackawanna College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	22
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 PA, the home state for Lackawanna College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Medical Assistants	27,590	$32,770
Pharmacy Technicians	18,220	$30,000
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160
Physician Assistants	6,650	$98,510
Health Technologists and Technicians	5,400	$43,070

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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