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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Meridian Community College

Every allied health and medical assisting services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the medical assisting program at Meridian Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

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

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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

86% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at MCC 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 MCC are white. Around 57% 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 Meridian Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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