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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Passaic County Community College

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Passaic County Community College

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

PCCC is located in Paterson, New Jersey and has a total student population of 5,549.

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.

PCCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

PCCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at PCCC

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

PCCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

100% Women
75% 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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PCCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

If you plan to be a medical assisting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Passaic County Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapist Assistant 2

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 NJ, the home state for Passaic County Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Medical Assistants 19,110 $35,840
Pharmacy Technicians 9,570 $33,070
Healthcare Support Workers 6,080 $36,540
Health Specialties Professors 4,420 $109,190
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 3,080 $37,630

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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