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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Washtenaw Community College

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

Washtenaw Community College is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and approximately 11,140 students attend the school each year. 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.

Washtenaw Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

Washtenaw Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Washtenaw Community College

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

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

78% Women

17% 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 Washtenaw Community College 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 Washtenaw 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 Washtenaw Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
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 Washtenaw Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	18
Medical/Clinical Assistant	16
Radiologist Assistant	2

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 MI, the home state for Washtenaw Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Medical Assistants	23,680	$32,540
Pharmacy Technicians	15,580	$32,660
Health Specialties Professors	5,440	$131,020
Physician Assistants	4,490	$110,240
Surgical Technologists	4,240	$43,280

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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