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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at North Seattle College

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

North Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 5,240. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 9 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.

North Seattle 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

North Seattle Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at North Seattle

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

North Seattle Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

67% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at North Seattle may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 21% more women than average.

North Seattle does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at North Seattle College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)	116
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	18
Medical/Clinical Assistant	15

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 WA, the home state for North Seattle College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Medical Assistants	14,450	$41,340
Pharmacy Technicians	6,950	$42,470
Health Specialties Professors	3,470	$155,090
Health Technologists and Technicians	3,330	$59,950
Physician Assistants	2,470	$123,980

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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