Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Spokane Community College

If you plan to study allied health and medical assisting services, take a look at what Spokane Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Spokane Community College is located in Spokane, Washington and has a total student population of 7,081. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 18 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.

 

 

Spokane Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

Spokane Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks medical assisting programs across the country. The following shows how Spokane Community College performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The medical assisting major at Spokane Community College 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
	1
Best Value Allied Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
	47
Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	363
Most Focused Allied Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	571
Most Focused Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools	597
Most Focused Allied Health Services Trade Schools	953

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Spokane Community College

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Spokane Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Spokane Community College are white. Around 83% 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 Spokane Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Spokane Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a bachelor's degree in medical assisting from Spokane Community College. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men. The typical medical assisting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Spokane Community College since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in medical assisting at Spokane Community College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Spokane Community College 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

If you plan to be a medical assisting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Spokane Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant	40
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	17
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant	7

Related Majors

• Dental Support Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health Professions

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 Spokane Community 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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.