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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Edgecombe Community College

If you plan to study allied health and medical assisting services, take a look at what Edgecombe Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Edgecombe Community College is located in Tarboro, North Carolina and has a total student population of 1,459. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 6 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.

Edgecombe Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

Edgecombe Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Edgecombe Community College

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

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

100% Women

83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Edgecombe Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant	13

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 Edgecombe 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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