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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Southwestern Oregon Community College

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

SWOCC is located in Coos Bay, Oregon and has a total student population of 1,537.

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.

SWOCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Medical Assisting (1 - 4 Years)

Online Classes Are Available at SWOCC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SWOCC does offer online courses in medical assisting for the following degree levels:

SWOCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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.

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 Southwestern Oregon Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	5

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 OR, the home state for Southwestern Oregon Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Medical Assistants	12,960	$38,260
Pharmacy Technicians	5,020	$40,920
Health Specialties Professors	3,660	$145,380
Healthcare Support Workers	1,920	$41,890
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	1,840	$36,670

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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