The Medical Assisting Major at Springfield Technical Community College

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Springfield Technical Community College

If you are interested in studying allied health & medical assisting services, you may want to check out the program at Springfield Technical Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

STCC is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and approximately 4,327 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.

STCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Medical Assisting (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

STCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at STCC

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

STCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

72% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at STCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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 Springfield Technical Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	14
Occupational Therapist Assistant	9
Medical/Clinical Assistant	4

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 MA, the home state for Springfield Technical Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Medical Assistants	13,710	$40,270
Pharmacy Technicians	8,910	$37,110
Physician Assistants	3,720	$108,700
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	3,270	$40,990

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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