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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at San Jacinto Community College

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at San Jacinto Community College

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

San Jacinto College is located in Pasadena, Texas and approximately 31,110 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.

San Jacinto College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

San Jacinto College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at San Jacinto College

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

San Jacinto College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

76% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at San Jacinto College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

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San Jacinto College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 San Jacinto Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant 20
Occupational Therapist Assistant 12

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 TX, the home state for San Jacinto Community College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Medical Assistants 59,930 $31,580
Pharmacy Technicians 37,200 $34,290
Health Specialties Professors 13,930 $139,540
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 11,920 $31,010
Surgical Technologists 10,340 $49,410

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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