Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at South Suburban College

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 Suburban College stacks up to those at other schools.

SSC is located in South Holland, Illinois and approximately 3,366 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.

SSC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

SSC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at SSC

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

SSC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

89% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

SSC 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 South Suburban College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 South Suburban College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapist Assistant	10

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 IL, the home state for South Suburban College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Medical Assistants	23,830	$35,910
Pharmacy Technicians	21,490	$33,140
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Health Technologists and Technicians	5,990	$47,590
Physical Therapist Assistants	4,470	$58,060

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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