The Medical Assisting Major at Lake Washington Institute of Technology

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Lake Washington Institute of Technology

If you are interested in studying allied health and medical assisting services, you may want to check out the program at Lake Washington Institute of Technology. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

LWTech is located in Kirkland, Washington and has a total student population of 3,319. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 61 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.

LWTech Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Medical Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

LWTech Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at LWTech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Lake Washington Institute of Technology.

LWTech 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 LWTech may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at LWTech are white. Around 51% 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 Lake Washington Institute of Technology with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant	38
Occupational Therapist Assistant	23
Physical Therapy Assistant	11

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 WA, the home state for Lake Washington Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Medical Assistants	14,450	$41,340
Pharmacy Technicians	6,950	$42,470
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090
Health Technologists and Technicians	3,330	$59,950
Physician Assistants	2,470	$123,980

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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