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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Dalton State College

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

DSC is located in Dalton, Georgia and approximately 4,794 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 22 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.

DSC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

DSC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at DSC

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

DSC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

64% Women

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at DSC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 24% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at DSC are white. Around 55% 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 Dalton State College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Dalton State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant	14
Clinical/Medical Laboratory 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 GA, the home state for Dalton State College.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Medical Assistants	24,570	$32,060
Pharmacy Technicians	12,450	$30,240
Health Specialties Professors	4,970	$119,400
Surgical Technologists	4,410	$44,830
Physician Assistants	3,470	$103,190

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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