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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Northwest Vista College

Every allied health and medical assisting services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the medical assisting program at Northwest Vista College stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwest Vista College is located in San Antonio, Texas and approximately 18,542 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.

Northwest Vista College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

Northwest Vista College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Northwest Vista College

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

Northwest Vista College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

70% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Northwest Vista College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 17% more women than average.

Northwest Vista College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	20

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 Northwest Vista 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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