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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Mt. Hood Community College

If you plan to study allied health and medical assisting services, take a look at what Mt. Hood Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MHCC is located in Gresham, Oregon and approximately 6,812 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.

MHCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Medical Assisting (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

MHCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at MHCC

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

MHCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

58% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at MHCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 29% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at MHCC are white. Around 88% 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 Mt. Hood Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Mt. Hood Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	24
Medical/Clinical Assistant	20

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 OR, the home state for Mt. Hood Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Medical Assistants	12,960	$38,260
Pharmacy Technicians	5,020	$40,920
Health Specialties Professors	3,660	$145,380
Healthcare Support Workers	1,920	$41,890
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	1,840	$36,670

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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