The Medical Assisting Major at West Virginia Junior College - Bridgeport

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at West Virginia Junior College - Bridgeport

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

WVJC Bridgeport is located in Bridgeport, West Virginia and approximately 123 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 16 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.

WVJC Bridgeport Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

WVJC Bridgeport Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at WVJC Bridgeport

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at West Virginia Junior College - Bridgeport.

WVJC Bridgeport Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

81% Women

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at WVJC Bridgeport may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at WVJC Bridgeport 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 West Virginia Junior College - Bridgeport with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Virginia Junior College - Bridgeport. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant	16

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia Junior College - Bridgeport.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Medical Assistants	3,520	$28,160
Pharmacy Technicians	2,980	$28,650
Surgical Technologists	1,080	$37,390
Physician Assistants	770	$104,180
Health Technologists and Technicians	730	$43,490

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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