Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Patrick Henry Community College

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

Patrick Henry is located in Martinsville, Virginia and has a total student population of 2,050.

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.

Patrick Henry Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Patrick Henry Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Patrick Henry

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

Patrick Henry Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

92% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Patrick Henry are white. Around 83% 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 Patrick Henry Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Patrick Henry Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 VA, the home state for Patrick Henry Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Medical Assistants	14,170	$35,010
Pharmacy Technicians	9,690	$32,370
Physical Therapist Assistants	2,630	$60,110
Physician Assistants	2,510	$99,340

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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