Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Pearl River Community College

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

Pearl River Community College is located in Poplarville, Mississippi and has a total student population of 5,065.

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.

Pearl River Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Pearl River Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Pearl River Community College

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

Pearl River Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

84% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at Pearl River Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Pearl River Community College are white. Around 81% 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 Pearl River Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pearl River Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	21
Occupational Therapist Assistant	17

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 MS, the home state for Pearl River Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Pharmacy Technicians	3,430	$31,440
Medical Assistants	3,160	$30,470
Surgical Technologists	1,350	$39,700
Health Technologists and Technicians	970	$36,900

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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