Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Lake Area Technical Institute
LATI is located in Watertown, South Dakota and approximately 2,217 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.
LATI Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available
- Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting
LATI Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings
Medical Assisting Student Demographics at LATI
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Lake Area Technical Institute.
LATI Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program
The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at LATI are white. Around 95% 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 Lake Area Technical Institute with a associate's in medical assisting.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 38 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
The following medical assisting concentations are available at Lake Area Technical Institute. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lake Area Technical Institute. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Physical Therapy Assistant | 19 |
Medical/Clinical Assistant | 17 |
Occupational Therapist Assistant | 14 |
Related Majors
- Mental & Social Health Services
- Dental Support Services
- Allied Health Professions
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
- Nursing
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 SD, the home state for Lake Area Technical Institute.
Occupation | Jobs in SD | Average Salary in SD |
---|---|---|
Pharmacy Technicians | 1,350 | $32,720 |
Medical Assistants | 950 | $29,890 |
Surgical Technologists | 600 | $40,970 |
Physician Assistants | 540 | $102,830 |
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians | 290 | $33,720 |
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.