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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas

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

UA Cossatot is located in De Queen, Arkansas and approximately 1,386 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 19 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.

UA Cossatot Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

UA Cossatot Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at UA Cossatot

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

UA Cossatot Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

89% Women

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at UA Cossatot are white. Around 68% 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 Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapist Assistant	10
Physical Therapy Assistant	9
Medical/Clinical Assistant	8

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 AR, the home state for Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Pharmacy Technicians	4,490	$29,640
Medical Assistants	3,790	$30,320
Health Specialties Professors	1,600	$146,380
Health Technologists and Technicians	1,120	$42,300
Surgical Technologists	1,110	$42,720

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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