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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Panola College

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Panola College

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

Panola College is located in Carthage, Texas and approximately 2,513 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 20 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.


 

Panola College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

Panola College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Panola College

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

Panola College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

90% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Panola College are white. Around 60% 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 Panola College with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 12
International Students 0
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Panola College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapist Assistant 19
Medical/Clinical Assistant 12

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 Panola 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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