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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Skagit Valley College

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Skagit Valley College

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

Skagit Valley College is located in Mount Vernon, Washington and has a total student population of 4,227.

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.

Skagit Valley College 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

Skagit Valley College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Skagit Valley College

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

Skagit Valley College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

100% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Skagit Valley College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 2
International Students 1
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 Skagit Valley College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant 24

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 Skagit Valley 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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