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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Highland Community College

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

Highland Community College is located in Highland, Kansas and approximately 2,700 students attend the school each year.

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.

Highland 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)

Online Classes Are Available at Highland Community College

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Highland Community College does offer online education options in medical assisting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)	17
Medical/Clinical Assistant	9

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 KS, the home state for Highland Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Medical Assistants	4,240	$31,400
Pharmacy Technicians	3,780	$32,940
Physical Therapist Assistants	1,210	$55,190
Physician Assistants	1,040	$104,720
Surgical Technologists	990	$42,290

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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