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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Indian River State College

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

Indian River State College is located in Fort Pierce, Florida and has a total student population of 15,236. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 16 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.

Indian River State 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

Indian River State College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Indian River State College

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

Indian River State College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

63% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Indian River State College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 25% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Indian River State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	16
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	15
Medical/Clinical Assistant	14
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	3

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 FL, the home state for Indian River State College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Medical Assistants	55,330	$32,870
Pharmacy Technicians	30,080	$32,090
Health Technologists and Technicians	9,600	$42,730
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	8,350	$33,280

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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