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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Northwest Kansas Technical College

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

NWKTC is located in Goodland, Kansas and approximately 676 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 10 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.

NWKTC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Medical Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

NWKTC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at NWKTC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Northwest Kansas Technical College.

NWKTC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

50% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at NWKTC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 37% more women than average.

NWKTC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwest Kansas Technical College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

The following medical assisting concentations are available at Northwest Kansas Technical College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwest Kansas Technical College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant	18

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 KS, the home state for Northwest Kansas Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Medical Assistants	4,240	$31,400
Pharmacy Technicians	3,780	$32,940
Physical Therapist Assistants	1,210	$55,190
Physician Assistants	1,040	$104,720
Surgical Technologists	990	$42,290

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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