Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at St Petersburg College

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

SPC is located in Clearwater, Florida and has a total student population of 26,430. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 40 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.

SPC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

SPC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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How Much Do Medical Assisting Graduates from SPC Make?

The median salary of medical assisting students who receive their bachelor's degree at SPC is $40,374. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 33% higher than the national average of $30,256 for all medical assisting bachelor's degree recipients.

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at SPC

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

SPC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at SPC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 22% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at SPC are white. Around 65% 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 St Petersburg College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	40

Related Majors

• Dental Support Services
• Mental & Social Health 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 FL, the home state for St Petersburg College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Medical Assistants	55,330	$32,870
Pharmacy Technicians	30,080	$32,090
Health Technologists and Technicians	9,600	$42,730
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	8,350	$33,280

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
• Image Credit: By John O’Neill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.