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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at High Desert Medical College
High Desert Medical College is located in Lancaster, California and has a total student population of 1,016.
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.
High Desert Medical College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available
- Basic Certificate in Medical Assisting (Less Than 1 Year)
High Desert Medical College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings
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Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
If you plan to be a medical assisting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at High Desert Medical College. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | 95 |
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant | 49 |
Related Majors
- Health & Medical Administrative Services
- Dental Support Services
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
- Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants
- Allied Health Professions
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 CA, the home state for High Desert Medical College.
Occupation | Jobs in CA | Average Salary in CA |
---|---|---|
Medical Assistants | 92,960 | $38,250 |
Pharmacy Technicians | 37,630 | $42,610 |
Health Technologists and Technicians | 22,450 | $50,150 |
Healthcare Support Workers | 12,680 | $44,820 |
Health Specialties Professors | 11,540 | $161,770 |
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.