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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Nashville State Community College

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

Nashville State Community College is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 7,064 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 41 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.

Nashville State Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Nashville State Community College

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

Nashville State Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

90% Women

12% 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 Nashville State Community College 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 Nashville State Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapist Assistant	41

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 TN, the home state for Nashville State Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Medical Assistants	14,070	$32,370
Pharmacy Technicians	10,860	$32,980
Health Specialties Professors	5,690	$102,310
Physical Therapist Assistants	3,310	$56,830
Surgical Technologists	3,040	$43,860

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.

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