Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Craven Community College

Every allied health and medical assisting services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the medical assisting program at Craven Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Craven Community College is located in New Bern, North Carolina and has a total student population of 2,629. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 15 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.

 

 

Craven Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Medical Assisting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Craven Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Craven Community College

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Craven Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 27% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Craven Community College are white. Around 80% 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 Craven Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	1
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 Craven Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	15
Medical/Clinical Assistant	5

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services

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 NC, the home state for Craven Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Medical Assistants	18,340	$32,710
Pharmacy Technicians	13,680	$30,890
Health Specialties Professors	10,090	$134,300
Health Technologists and Technicians	6,350	$39,230
Physician Assistants	5,010	$104,680

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.