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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Clover Park Technical College

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

CPTC is located in Lakewood, Washington and approximately 3,591 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 62 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.

CPTC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

CPTC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at CPTC

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

CPTC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

81% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at CPTC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at CPTC are white. Around 52% 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 Clover Park Technical College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	32
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

The following medical assisting concentations are available at Clover Park Technical College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Clover Park Technical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	34
Medical/Clinical Assistant	21
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant	14

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 WA, the home state for Clover Park Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Medical Assistants	14,450	$41,340
Pharmacy Technicians	6,950	$42,470
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090
Health Technologists and Technicians	3,330	$59,950
Physician Assistants	2,470	$123,980

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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