Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Wenatchee Valley College

Every allied health & medical assisting services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the medical assisting program at Wenatchee Valley College stacks up to those at other schools.

WVC is located in Wenatchee, Washington and approximately 3,090 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.

WVC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

WVC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at WVC

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

WVC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

92% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

WVC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wenatchee Valley College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant	9
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 WA, the home state for Wenatchee Valley College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Medical Assistants	14,450	$41,340
Pharmacy Technicians	6,950	$42,470
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090
Health Technologists and Technicians	3,330	$59,950
Physician Assistants	2,470	$123,980

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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