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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Northwest-Shoals Community College

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Northwest-Shoals Community College

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

NW-SCC is located in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and has a total student population of 3,360.

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.

NW-SCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Medical Assisting (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

NW-SCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at NW-SCC

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

NW-SCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

100% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at NW-SCC are white. Around 54% 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 Northwest-Shoals Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

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

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwest-Shoals Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant 18

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 AL, the home state for Northwest-Shoals Community College.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Medical Assistants 9,180 $28,460
Pharmacy Technicians 7,140 $30,040
Surgical Technologists 2,220 $36,630
Health Specialties Professors 1,960 $108,310
Physical Therapist Assistants 1,830 $57,410

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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