Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Northeast Community College

What traits are you looking for in a medical assisting school? To help you decide if Northeast Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's medical assisting program.

Northeast is located in Norfolk, Nebraska and has a total student population of 5,105.

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.

Northeast Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Northeast Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Northeast

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

Northeast Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

73% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at Northeast may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Northeast are white. Around 64% 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 Northeast Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northeast Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	13
Medical/Clinical Assistant	1

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 NE, the home state for Northeast Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Medical Assistants	2,630	$34,670
Pharmacy Technicians	2,600	$33,270
Health Specialties Professors	1,750	$91,120
Physician Assistants	1,190	$106,700
Surgical Technologists	810	$45,280

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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