Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

If you plan to study allied health & medical assisting services, take a look at what Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is located in Lakewood, Washington and approximately 8,329 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.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Medical Assisting (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Medical Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

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

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 36% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
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 Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom. A concentration may not be available for your 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 WA, the home state for Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom.

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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