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Medical/Clinical Assistant at Highline College

If you plan to study medical/clinical assistant, take a look at what Highline College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Highline is located in Des Moines, Washington and approximately 5,829 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 35 students received their associate's degree in medical/clinical assistant.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Medical/Clinical Assistant section at the bottom of this page.

Highline Medical/Clinical Assistant Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Medical/Clinical Assistant (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Medical/Clinical Assistant

Highline Medical/Clinical Assistant Rankings

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Medical/Clinical Assistant Student Demographics at Highline

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

Highline Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate’s Program

94% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

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

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

Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

Careers That Medical/Clinical Assistant Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical/clinical assistant 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

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*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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