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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Wayne County Community College District

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Wayne County Community College District

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

WCCCD is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 10,748.

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.

WCCCD Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

WCCCD Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at WCCCD

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

WCCCD Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

83% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
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 Wayne County Community College District. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Anesthesiologist Assistant 8
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 2

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 MI, the home state for Wayne County Community College District.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Medical Assistants 23,680 $32,540
Pharmacy Technicians 15,580 $32,660
Health Specialties Professors 5,440 $131,020
Physician Assistants 4,490 $110,240
Surgical Technologists 4,240 $43,280

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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