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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Southwest Tennessee Community College

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

Southwest is located in Memphis, Tennessee and has a total student population of 7,371. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 20 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.

Southwest Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Medical Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Southwest Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Southwest

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

Southwest Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

80% Women

15% 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 Southwest may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Southwest are white. Around 85% 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 Southwest Tennessee Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southwest Tennessee Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	20
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	11

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 TN, the home state for Southwest Tennessee Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Medical Assistants	14,070	$32,370
Pharmacy Technicians	10,860	$32,980
Health Specialties Professors	5,690	$102,310
Physical Therapist Assistants	3,310	$56,830
Surgical Technologists	3,040	$43,860

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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