Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Southwest Virginia Community College

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

Southwest Virginia is located in Cedar Bluff, Virginia and has a total student population of 2,295.

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 Virginia Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Southwest Virginia Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Southwest Virginia

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

Southwest Virginia Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

85% Women

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at Southwest Virginia may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Southwest Virginia are white. Around 92% 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 Virginia Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapist Assistant	31

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 VA, the home state for Southwest Virginia Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Medical Assistants	14,170	$35,010
Pharmacy Technicians	9,690	$32,370
Physical Therapist Assistants	2,630	$60,110
Physician Assistants	2,510	$99,340

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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