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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Canada College
Canada College is located in Redwood City, California and approximately 5,231 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 8 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.
Canada 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
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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Canada College
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Canada College.
Canada College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program
Canada College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 45% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Canada College with a associate's in medical assisting.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
White | 0 |
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Canada College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Medical/Clinical Assistant | 20 |
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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 CA, the home state for Canada College.
Occupation | Jobs in CA | Average Salary in CA |
---|---|---|
Medical Assistants | 92,960 | $38,250 |
Pharmacy Technicians | 37,630 | $42,610 |
Health Technologists and Technicians | 22,450 | $50,150 |
Healthcare Support Workers | 12,680 | $44,820 |
Health Specialties Professors | 11,540 | $161,770 |
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.