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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Holmes Community College

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

Holmes Community College is located in Goodman, Mississippi and approximately 5,409 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 39 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.

Holmes Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Holmes Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Holmes Community College

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

Holmes Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

85% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Holmes Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Holmes Community College are white. Around 69% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Holmes Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapist Assistant	24
Physical Therapy Assistant	15

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 MS, the home state for Holmes Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Pharmacy Technicians	3,430	$31,440
Medical Assistants	3,160	$30,470
Surgical Technologists	1,350	$39,700
Health Technologists and Technicians	970	$36,900

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.

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