Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Shasta College

If you are interested in studying allied health & medical assisting services, you may want to check out the program at Shasta College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Shasta College is located in Redding, California and approximately 8,121 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.

Shasta College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Medical Assisting (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Shasta College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Shasta College

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

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

75% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at Shasta College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

The following medical assisting concentations are available at Shasta College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Shasta College. 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 CA, the home state for Shasta College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Medical Assistants	92,960	$38,250
Pharmacy Technicians	37,630	$42,610
Health Technologists and Technicians	22,450	$50,150
Healthcare Support Workers	12,680	$44,820
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770

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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