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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Heartland Community College

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

Heartland Community College is located in Normal, Illinois and approximately 4,485 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 15 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.

Heartland Community 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

Heartland Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Heartland Community College

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

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

73% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Heartland Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Heartland Community College are white. Around 87% 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 Heartland Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)	50
Physical Therapy Assistant	15
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	13
Medical/Clinical Assistant	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 IL, the home state for Heartland Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Medical Assistants	23,830	$35,910
Pharmacy Technicians	21,490	$33,140
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Health Technologists and Technicians	5,990	$47,590
Physical Therapist Assistants	4,470	$58,060

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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