Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Trident Technical College

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

Trident Technical College is located in Charleston, South Carolina and approximately 11,650 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 10 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.

 

 

Trident Technical College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Medical Assisting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Medical Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Trident Technical College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Trident Technical College

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

Trident Technical College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Trident Technical College are white. Around 70% 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 Trident Technical College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant	11
Occupational Therapist Assistant	10
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	10

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants
• Dental Support 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 SC, the home state for Trident Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Medical Assistants	9,800	$32,120
Pharmacy Technicians	7,500	$31,530
Health Specialties Professors	2,980	$72,470
Surgical Technologists	1,970	$39,970
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	1,960	$31,630

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.