Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Santa Ana College

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

SAC is located in Santa Ana, California and approximately 20,118 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 98 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.

SAC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

SAC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the medical assisting progam at SAC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The medical assisting major at SAC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	7
	11
Best Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	16
Most Popular Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	19
Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools	85
Best Value Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools	161
Best Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools	202
Best Value Allied Health Services Schools	224
Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	323
Most Focused Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	395
	421
	750
Most Focused Allied Health Services Trade Schools	757
Best Allied Health Services Trade Schools	791

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at SAC

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

SAC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at SAC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

SAC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	61
White	8
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

SAC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in medical assisting from SAC in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women. The typical medical assisting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at SAC since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its medical assisting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SAC also has a doctoral program available in medical assisting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Santa Ana College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant	211
Occupational Therapist Assistant	56
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	22

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & 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 CA, the home state for Santa Ana College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Medical Assistants	92,960	$38,250
Pharmacy Technicians	37,630	$42,610
Health Technologists and Technicians	22,450	$50,150
Healthcare Support Workers	12,680	$44,820
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.