Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Ozarks Technical Community College

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

OTC is located in Springfield, Missouri and has a total student population of 11,237.

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.

OTC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

OTC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at OTC

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

OTC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

72% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at OTC 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 OTC are white. Around 90% 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 Ozarks Technical Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

The following medical assisting concentations are available at Ozarks Technical Community College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Ozarks Technical Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapist Assistant	30
Physical Therapy Assistant	20

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 MO, the home state for Ozarks Technical Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Medical Assistants	10,260	$32,260
Pharmacy Technicians	9,850	$32,090
Health Specialties Professors	4,710	$148,840
Physical Therapist Assistants	2,240	$53,150
Health Technologists and Technicians	2,210	$46,580

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.

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