Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Southwestern College

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

SWC Chula Vista is located in Chula Vista, California and approximately 17,621 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.

SWC Chula Vista Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

SWC Chula Vista Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at SWC Chula Vista

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

SWC Chula Vista Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

90% Women

90% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

SWC Chula Vista does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	0
International Students	1
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 Southwestern College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant	16

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 CA, the home state for Southwestern College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Medical Assistants	92,960	$38,250
Pharmacy Technicians	37,630	$42,610
Health Technologists and Technicians	22,450	$50,150
Healthcare Support Workers	12,680	$44,820
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770

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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