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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Hawkeye Community College

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

Hawkeye Community College is located in Waterloo, Iowa and approximately 5,042 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 43 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.

Hawkeye Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

Hawkeye Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Hawkeye Community College

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

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

67% Women

2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Hawkeye Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 20% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Hawkeye Community College are white. Around 98% 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 Hawkeye Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hawkeye Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant	28
Physical Therapy Assistant	26
Occupational Therapist Assistant	17

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 IA, the home state for Hawkeye Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Medical Assistants	5,090	$34,990
Pharmacy Technicians	4,130	$32,560
Health Specialties Professors	2,760	$156,320
Health Technologists and Technicians	1,200	$42,590
Physical Therapist Assistants	1,020	$50,420

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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