Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Meridian Community College

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

MCC is located in Meridian, Mississippi and has a total student population of 3,003.

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.

MCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

MCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at MCC

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

MCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

72% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at MCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Meridian Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	13
Medical/Clinical Assistant	8

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 MS, the home state for Meridian Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Pharmacy Technicians	3,430	$31,440
Medical Assistants	3,160	$30,470
Surgical Technologists	1,350	$39,700
Health Technologists and Technicians	970	$36,900

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.

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