Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Peninsula College

Every allied health & medical assisting services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the medical assisting program at Peninsula College stacks up to those at other schools.

Peninsula College is located in Port Angeles, Washington and approximately 1,727 students attend the school each year.

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.

Peninsula College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

Peninsula College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Peninsula College

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

Peninsula College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

86% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant	10

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 Peninsula 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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