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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Northwest Vista College

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Northwest Vista College

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

Northwest Vista College is located in San Antonio, Texas and has a total student population of 18,542.

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.

Northwest Vista College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

Northwest Vista College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Northwest Vista College

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

Northwest Vista College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

70% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Northwest Vista College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 17% more women than average.

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Northwest Vista College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 4
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 TX, the home state for Northwest Vista 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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