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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Wallace Community College, Dothan

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Wallace Community College, Dothan

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

Wallace, Dothan is located in Dothan, Alabama and has a total student population of 3,681. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 37 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.

Wallace, Dothan Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

Wallace, Dothan Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Wallace, Dothan

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

Wallace, Dothan Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

92% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Wallace, Dothan are white. Around 76% 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 Wallace Community College, Dothan with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 28
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

The following medical assisting concentations are available at Wallace Community College, Dothan. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wallace Community College, Dothan. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant 24
Medical/Clinical Assistant 23

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 AL, the home state for Wallace Community College, Dothan.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Medical Assistants 9,180 $28,460
Pharmacy Technicians 7,140 $30,040
Surgical Technologists 2,220 $36,630
Health Specialties Professors 1,960 $108,310
Physical Therapist Assistants 1,830 $57,410

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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