Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Wytheville Community College

Every allied health and 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 Wytheville Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

WCC is located in Wytheville, Virginia and approximately 2,244 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.

WCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

WCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at WCC

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

WCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at WCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 37% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at WCC are white. Around 88% 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 Wytheville Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Dental Support Services
• Nursing

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 VA, the home state for Wytheville Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Medical Assistants	14,170	$35,010
Pharmacy Technicians	9,690	$32,370
Physical Therapist Assistants	2,630	$60,110
Physician Assistants	2,510	$99,340

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.