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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at High Desert Medical College

Every allied health and medical assisting services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the medical assisting program at High Desert Medical College stacks up to those at other schools.

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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

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.

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