Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Louisiana College

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

Louisiana College is located in Pineville, Louisiana and has a total student population of 1,153. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 14 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.

Louisiana College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Louisiana College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Louisiana College

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Louisiana College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 16% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Louisiana College are white. Around 79% 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 Louisiana College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	14

Related Majors

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 LA, the home state for Louisiana College.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Medical Assistants	8,490	$28,740
Pharmacy Technicians	6,130	$32,700
Health Technologists and Technicians	2,620	$38,370
Healthcare Support Workers	2,580	$29,380
Surgical Technologists	1,840	$39,990

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.