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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Georgia Northwestern Technical College

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

Georgia Northwestern Technical College is located in Rome, Georgia and approximately 6,608 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 16 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.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Medical Assisting (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Medical Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Georgia Northwestern Technical College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Georgia Northwestern Technical College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Georgia Northwestern Technical College.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

100% Women

56% 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.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant	64
Lactation Consultant	28
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	11

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 Georgia Northwestern Technical 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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