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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Walters State Community College

If you are interested in studying allied health and medical assisting services, you may want to check out the program at Walters State Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WSCC is located in Morristown, Tennessee and approximately 5,742 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 32 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.

WSCC 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

WSCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at WSCC

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

WSCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

69% Women

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at WSCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 19% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at WSCC are white. Around 94% 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 Walters State Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	22
Physical Therapy Assistant	19
Occupational Therapist Assistant	13

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 TN, the home state for Walters State Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Medical Assistants	14,070	$32,370
Pharmacy Technicians	10,860	$32,980
Health Specialties Professors	5,690	$102,310
Physical Therapist Assistants	3,310	$56,830
Surgical Technologists	3,040	$43,860

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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