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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at West Kentucky Community and Technical College

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at West Kentucky Community and Technical College

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

West Kentucky Community and Technical College is located in Paducah, Kentucky and approximately 4,893 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 14 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.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

West Kentucky Community and Technical College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at West Kentucky Community and Technical College

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

West Kentucky Community and Technical College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

71% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at West Kentucky Community and Technical College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 16% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at West Kentucky Community and Technical College are white. Around 86% 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 West Kentucky Community and Technical College with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 12
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 West Kentucky Community and Technical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 18
Physical Therapy Assistant 14

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 KY, the home state for West Kentucky Community and Technical College.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Medical Assistants 8,970 $31,900
Pharmacy Technicians 8,470 $29,270
Health Specialties Professors 2,070 $64,560
Surgical Technologists 1,730 $45,520
Physical Therapist Assistants 1,600 $54,060

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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