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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Laredo College

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Laredo College

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

Laredo College is located in Laredo, Texas and has a total student population of 9,292.

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.

Laredo College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

Laredo College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Laredo College

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

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

89% Women
96% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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Laredo College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 26
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

The following medical assisting concentations are available at Laredo College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Laredo College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant 9
Physical Therapy Assistant 9
Occupational Therapist Assistant 6

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 Laredo 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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