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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Northern Maine Community College

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

Northern Maine Community College is located in Presque Isle, Maine and has a total student population of 775. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 8 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.

Northern Maine Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Northern Maine Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Northern Maine Community College

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

Northern Maine Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

75% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Northern Maine Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 12% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Northern Maine 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 Northern Maine Community 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	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Northern Maine Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant	8

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 ME, the home state for Northern Maine Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Medical Assistants	4,180	$35,160
Pharmacy Technicians	2,180	$31,690
Physician Assistants	720	$110,030
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	660	$36,760
Healthcare Support Workers	540	$34,580

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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