Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Northern Virginia Community College

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

Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and approximately 52,873 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 64 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 Virginia Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Northern Virginia Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Northern Virginia Community College

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Northern Virginia Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 16% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Northern Virginia Community College are white. Around 52% 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 Virginia Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	34
Occupational Therapist Assistant	30

Related Majors

• Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Dental Support Services

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 VA, the home state for Northern Virginia Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Medical Assistants	14,170	$35,010
Pharmacy Technicians	9,690	$32,370
Physical Therapist Assistants	2,630	$60,110
Physician Assistants	2,510	$99,340

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.