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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Amarillo College

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

Amarillo College is located in Amarillo, Texas and has a total student population of 9,079. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 39 students received their associate's degree in medical assisting.

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.

Amarillo College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Medical Assisting (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Medical Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Amarillo College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Amarillo College

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

Amarillo College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

92% Women

62% 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.

Amarillo College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	15
International Students	0
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 Amarillo College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant	28
Physical Therapy Assistant	16
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	13
Occupational Therapist Assistant	11

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 TX, the home state for Amarillo College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Medical Assistants	59,930	$31,580
Pharmacy Technicians	37,200	$34,290
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	11,920	$31,010
Surgical Technologists	10,340	$49,410

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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