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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Miami Dade College

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

MDC is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 46,523 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 50 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.

MDC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

MDC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at MDC

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

MDC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

56% Women

76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at MDC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 31% more women than average.

MDC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	4
International Students	7
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 Miami Dade College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	50
Medical/Clinical Assistant	21
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	13

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 FL, the home state for Miami Dade College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Medical Assistants	55,330	$32,870
Pharmacy Technicians	30,080	$32,090
Health Technologists and Technicians	9,600	$42,730
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	8,350	$33,280

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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