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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Northeast Texas Community College

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

NTCC is located in Mount Pleasant, Texas and has a total student population of 2,758. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 22 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.

NTCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

NTCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at NTCC

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

NTCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

86% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at NTCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at NTCC are white. Around 59% 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 Northeast Texas Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Northeast Texas Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant	21
Physical Therapy 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 TX, the home state for Northeast Texas Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Medical Assistants	59,930	$31,580
Pharmacy Technicians	37,200	$34,290
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	11,920	$31,010
Surgical Technologists	10,340	$49,410

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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