Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at South Puget Sound Community College

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

South Puget Sound Community College is located in Olympia, Washington and has a total student population of 4,665.

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 Puget Sound Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

South Puget Sound Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at South Puget Sound Community College

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

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

83% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at South Puget Sound Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant	26

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 South Puget Sound Community 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.

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