The Medical Assisting Major at Springfield Technical Community College

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Springfield Technical Community College

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

STCC is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 4,327. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 27 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.

STCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

STCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at STCC

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

STCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

78% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at STCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at STCC are white. Around 63% 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 Springfield Technical Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

The following medical assisting concentations are available at Springfield Technical Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Springfield Technical Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant	19
Physical Therapy Assistant	14
Occupational Therapist Assistant	9

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 MA, the home state for Springfield Technical Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Medical Assistants	13,710	$40,270
Pharmacy Technicians	8,910	$37,110
Physician Assistants	3,720	$108,700
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	3,270	$40,990

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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