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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Jefferson College

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

JeffCo is located in Hillsboro, Missouri and approximately 3,740 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 26 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.

JeffCo Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

JeffCo Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at JeffCo

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

JeffCo Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

77% Women

4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at JeffCo may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at JeffCo are white. Around 54% 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 Jefferson College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Jefferson College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	18
Occupational Therapist Assistant	8

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 MO, the home state for Jefferson College.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Medical Assistants	10,260	$32,260
Pharmacy Technicians	9,850	$32,090
Health Specialties Professors	4,710	$148,840
Physical Therapist Assistants	2,240	$53,150
Health Technologists and Technicians	2,210	$46,580

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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