Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Highline College

What traits are you looking for in a medical assisting school? To help you decide if Highline College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's medical assisting program.

Highline is located in Des Moines, Washington and has a total student population of 5,829. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 35 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.

Highline Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

Highline Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks medical assisting programs across the country. The following shows how Highline performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The medical assisting major at Highline is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
	3
Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools	8
Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools	12
Best Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	14
Best Value Allied Health Services Schools	17
Most Focused Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	22
	80
	84
Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	146
Most Focused Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	272
Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools	330
Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools	344
Most Focused Allied Health Services Trade Schools	699

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Highline

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

Highline Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

Highline does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Highline College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Highline Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Bachelor’s Program

The medical assisting program at Highline awarded 2 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women. The typical medical assisting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Highline since its program graduates 87% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Highline College with a bachelor's in medical assisting.

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

Highline also has a doctoral program available in medical assisting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant	68
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant	2

Related Majors

• Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Mental & Social Health Services

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 WA, the home state for Highline College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Medical Assistants	14,450	$41,340
Pharmacy Technicians	6,950	$42,470
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090
Health Technologists and Technicians	3,330	$59,950
Physician Assistants	2,470	$123,980

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.