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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at South College

If you plan to study allied health and medical assisting services, take a look at what South College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

South College is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 5,171. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in medical assisting from South College.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the medical assisting progam at South College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 11
Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools 22
Most Popular Allied Health Services Schools 95
Most Focused Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools 193
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Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools 441
Most Focused Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools 502

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

79% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at South College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at South College are white. Around 74% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 66
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

71% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of medical assisting bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical medical assisting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at South College since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

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About 100% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

South College also has a doctoral program available in medical assisting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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