Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Lake Land College

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

Lake Land College is located in Mattoon, Illinois and approximately 3,862 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.

Lake Land 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

Lake Land College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Lake Land College

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

Lake Land College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

71% Women

5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at Lake Land College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Lake Land College are white. Around 90% 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 Land College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Lake Land College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant	20
Physical Therapy Assistant	12

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 Lake Land 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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