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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Mount Wachusett Community College

Every allied health and medical assisting services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the medical assisting program at Mount Wachusett Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

MWCC is located in Gardner, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 3,187. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 48 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.

MWCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Medical Assisting (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Medical Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

MWCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at MWCC

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

MWCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

90% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at MWCC are white. Around 81% 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 Mount Wachusett Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	39
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	50
Physical Therapy Assistant	18
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)	8
Medical/Clinical Assistant	2

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 MA, the home state for Mount Wachusett Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Medical Assistants	13,710	$40,270
Pharmacy Technicians	8,910	$37,110
Physician Assistants	3,720	$108,700
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	3,270	$40,990

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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