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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Polk State College

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

Polk State is located in Winter Haven, Florida and has a total student population of 9,961. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 37 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.

Polk State Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Polk State Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Polk State

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

Polk State Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

65% Women

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Polk State may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 23% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	16
International Students	1
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Polk State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	20
Occupational Therapist Assistant	17

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 FL, the home state for Polk State College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Medical Assistants	55,330	$32,870
Pharmacy Technicians	30,080	$32,090
Health Technologists and Technicians	9,600	$42,730
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	8,350	$33,280

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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