Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Olympic College

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

OC is located in Bremerton, Washington and has a total student population of 5,357.

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.

OC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Medical Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

OC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at OC

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

OC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

65% Women

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at OC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 21% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at OC 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 Olympic College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

The following medical assisting concentations are available at Olympic College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Olympic College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	18
Medical/Clinical Assistant	12

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 WA, the home state for Olympic College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Medical Assistants	14,450	$41,340
Pharmacy Technicians	6,950	$42,470
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090
Health Technologists and Technicians	3,330	$59,950
Physician Assistants	2,470	$123,980

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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