Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at South College

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every allied health & medical assisting services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the medical assisting program at South College stacks up to those at other schools.

South College is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 5,171.

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.

South College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

South College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

The medical assisting major at South College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at South College

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

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

78% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at South College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at South College are white. Around 69% 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 South College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	61
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

South College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of medical assisting bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical medical assisting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% men. So male students are more repesented at South College since its program graduates 26% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in medical assisting at South College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

The following medical assisting concentations are available at South College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from South College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	51
Medical/Clinical Assistant	24
Occupational Therapist Assistant	21

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 TN, the home state for South College.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Medical Assistants	14,070	$32,370
Pharmacy Technicians	10,860	$32,980
Health Specialties Professors	5,690	$102,310
Physical Therapist Assistants	3,310	$56,830
Surgical Technologists	3,040	$43,860

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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