The Medical Assisting Major at Mountwest Community and Technical College

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Mountwest Community and Technical College

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

MCTC is located in Huntington, West Virginia and approximately 1,292 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 26 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.

MCTC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

MCTC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at MCTC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Mountwest Community and Technical College.

MCTC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

88% Women

4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at MCTC are white. Around 92% 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 Mountwest Community and Technical College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	24
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mountwest Community and Technical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant	11
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	11
Physical Therapy Assistant	8
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	3

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 WV, the home state for Mountwest Community and Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Medical Assistants	3,520	$28,160
Pharmacy Technicians	2,980	$28,650
Surgical Technologists	1,080	$37,390
Physician Assistants	770	$104,180
Health Technologists and Technicians	730	$43,490

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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