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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Pikes Peak Community College

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Pikes Peak Community College

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

PPCC is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has a total student population of 12,506. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 18 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.

PPCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Medical Assisting (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Medical Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

PPCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at PPCC

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

PPCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

100% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 24
Medical/Clinical Assistant 16

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 CO, the home state for Pikes Peak Community College.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Medical Assistants 11,150 $36,180
Health Specialties Professors 5,810 $144,880
Pharmacy Technicians 5,610 $36,880
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 4,000 $36,390
Physician Assistants 3,190 $102,770

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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