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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Salt Lake Community College

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

Salt Lake Community College is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 27,293 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 89 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.

Salt Lake 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

Salt Lake Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Salt Lake Community College

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

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

80% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Salt Lake Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Salt Lake Community College are white. Around 76% 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 Salt Lake Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	68
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapist Assistant	41
Physical Therapy Assistant	23
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant	13
Medical/Clinical Assistant	12
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant	4
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	2

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 UT, the home state for Salt Lake Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Medical Assistants	7,020	$33,000
Pharmacy Technicians	4,020	$37,190
Health Specialties Professors	2,120	$141,550
Surgical Technologists	1,130	$44,300
Physician Assistants	1,090	$102,710

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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