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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Laredo College

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

Laredo College is located in Laredo, Texas and approximately 9,292 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 24 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.

Laredo College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

Laredo College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Laredo College

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

Laredo College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

83% Women

96% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Laredo College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

Laredo College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Laredo College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant	21
Physical Therapy Assistant	9
Occupational Therapist Assistant	6

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 Laredo 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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