The Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Major at Santa Monica College

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Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary at Santa Monica College

Every medical administrative/executive assistant & medical secretary school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary program at Santa Monica College stacks up to those at other schools.

SMC is located in Santa Monica, California and has a total student population of 25,948.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary section at the bottom of this page.

SMC Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

Online Classes Are Available at SMC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SMC offers distance education options for medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary at the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

SMC Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary Rankings

Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Student Demographics at SMC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary majors at Santa Monica College.

SMC Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary Associate’s Program

90% Women

90% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary associate's degrees went to men and 90% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary only graduates about 4% men each year. The program at SMC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

SMC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Santa Monica College with a associate's in medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Santa Monica College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Medical Assistants	92,960	$38,250
Medical Secretaries	83,410	$42,900

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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