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Medical/Clinical Assistant at Kirkwood Community College

If you are interested in studying medical/clinical assistant, you may want to check out the program at Kirkwood Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Kirkwood Community College is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and has a total student population of 12,277. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 32 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.

Kirkwood Community College Medical/Clinical Assistant Degrees Available

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

Kirkwood Community College Medical/Clinical Assistant Rankings

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Medical/Clinical Assistant Student Demographics at Kirkwood Community College

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

Kirkwood Community College Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate’s Program

88% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of medical/clinical assistant associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical/clinical assistant only graduates about 7% men each year. The program at Kirkwood Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical/clinical assistant at Kirkwood Community College are white. Around 66% 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 Kirkwood Community College with a associate's in medical/clinical assistant.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 IA, the home state for Kirkwood Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Medical Assistants	5,090	$34,990

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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