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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Houston Community College

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

Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 48,329. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 47 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.

Houston 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)
Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Houston Community College

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

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

87% Women

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	16
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant	53
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	50
Occupational Therapist Assistant	33
Physical Therapy Assistant	14

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 TX, the home state for Houston Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Medical Assistants	59,930	$31,580
Pharmacy Technicians	37,200	$34,290
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	11,920	$31,010
Surgical Technologists	10,340	$49,410

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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