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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at College of Western Idaho

If you are interested in studying allied health and medical assisting services, you may want to check out the program at College of Western Idaho. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CWI is located in Nampa, Idaho and approximately 10,200 students attend the school each year. 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.

CWI Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

CWI Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at CWI

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

CWI Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

87% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at CWI are white. Around 64% 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 College of Western Idaho with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

The following medical assisting concentations are available at College of Western Idaho. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at College of Western Idaho. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant	59
Physical Therapy 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 ID, the home state for College of Western Idaho.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Medical Assistants	3,170	$33,540
Pharmacy Technicians	1,960	$35,920
Surgical Technologists	750	$51,330
Physician Assistants	730	$109,090
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	580	$31,660

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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