Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Quinsigamond Community College

If you plan to study allied health and medical assisting services, take a look at what Quinsigamond Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Quinsigamond Community College is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and approximately 6,942 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 16 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.

 

 

Quinsigamond Community College 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

Quinsigamond Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Quinsigamond Community College

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

Quinsigamond Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Quinsigamond Community College are white. Around 81% 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 Quinsigamond Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

The following medical assisting concentations are available at Quinsigamond Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Quinsigamond Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapist Assistant	16
Medical/Clinical Assistant	13
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	10
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)	5

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Health Sciences & Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Dental Support Services

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 MA, the home state for Quinsigamond Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Medical Assistants	13,710	$40,270
Pharmacy Technicians	8,910	$37,110
Physician Assistants	3,720	$108,700
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	3,270	$40,990

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.