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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Central Community College

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

Central Community College is located in Grand Island, Nebraska and approximately 5,974 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 37 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.

Central Community 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

Online Classes Are Available at Central Community College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Central Community College does offer online courses in medical assisting for the following degree levels:

Central Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Central Community College

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

Central Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

97% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 3% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Central Community College are white. Around 84% 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 Central Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	31
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 Central Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant	29
Occupational Therapist Assistant	17
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	12

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 NE, the home state for Central Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Medical Assistants	2,630	$34,670
Pharmacy Technicians	2,600	$33,270
Health Specialties Professors	1,750	$91,120
Physician Assistants	1,190	$106,700
Surgical Technologists	810	$45,280

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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