The Medical Assisting Major at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

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

A-B Tech is located in Asheville, North Carolina and approximately 6,601 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 30 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.

A-B Tech Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

A-B Tech Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at A-B Tech

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

A-B Tech Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

90% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at A-B Tech are white. Around 87% 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 Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant	16
Occupational Therapist Assistant	10
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	6

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 NC, the home state for Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Medical Assistants	18,340	$32,710
Pharmacy Technicians	13,680	$30,890
Health Specialties Professors	10,090	$134,300
Health Technologists and Technicians	6,350	$39,230
Physician Assistants	5,010	$104,680

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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