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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Del Mar College

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

DMC is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and has a total student population of 10,678. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 51 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.

DMC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

DMC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at DMC

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

DMC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

75% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at DMC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 13% more women than average.

DMC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Del Mar College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Del Mar College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapist Assistant	24
Physical Therapy Assistant	20
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	7
Medical/Clinical Assistant	6

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 TX, the home state for Del Mar College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Medical Assistants	59,930	$31,580
Pharmacy Technicians	37,200	$34,290
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	11,920	$31,010
Surgical Technologists	10,340	$49,410

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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