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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Suffolk County Community College

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Suffolk County Community College

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

Suffolk County Community College is located in Selden, New York and approximately 22,570 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.

Suffolk County Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Suffolk County Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Suffolk County Community College

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

Suffolk County Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

70% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 14% men each year. The program at Suffolk County Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 16% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Suffolk County Community College are white. Around 78% 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 Suffolk County Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

The following medical assisting concentations are available at Suffolk County Community College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Suffolk County Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant 36
Occupational Therapist Assistant 35

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 NY, the home state for Suffolk County Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Medical Assistants 26,080 $37,560
Health Specialties Professors 22,170 $127,230
Pharmacy Technicians 19,320 $34,640
Physician Assistants 12,060 $117,000
Healthcare Support Workers 6,360 $37,380

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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