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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Lake Washington Institute of Technology

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Lake Washington Institute of Technology

What traits are you looking for in a medical assisting school? To help you decide if Lake Washington Institute of Technology is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's medical assisting program.

LWTech is located in Kirkland, Washington and approximately 3,319 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.

LWTech Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Medical Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

LWTech Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at LWTech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Lake Washington Institute of Technology.

LWTech Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

85% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at LWTech may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at LWTech are white. Around 51% 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 Washington Institute of Technology with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

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 WA, the home state for Lake Washington Institute of Technology.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Medical Assistants 14,450 $41,340
Pharmacy Technicians 6,950 $42,470
Health Specialties Professors 3,470 $155,090
Health Technologists and Technicians 3,330 $59,950
Physician Assistants 2,470 $123,980

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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