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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Southern Maine Community College

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Southern Maine Community College

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

SMCC is located in South Portland, Maine and approximately 5,789 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.

SMCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

SMCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at SMCC

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

SMCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

93% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 7% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at SMCC are white. Around 93% 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 Southern Maine Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 ME, the home state for Southern Maine Community College.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
Medical Assistants 4,180 $35,160
Pharmacy Technicians 2,180 $31,690
Physician Assistants 720 $110,030
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 660 $36,760
Healthcare Support Workers 540 $34,580

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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