Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Southwest Tennessee Community College

What traits are you looking for in a medical assisting school? To help you decide if Southwest Tennessee Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's medical assisting program.

Southwest is located in Memphis, Tennessee and approximately 7,371 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.

Southwest Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

Southwest Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Southwest

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

Southwest Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

67% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at Southwest may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 20% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Southwest are white. Around 67% 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 Southwest Tennessee Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

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

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southwest Tennessee Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	20

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 Southwest Tennessee Community 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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