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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at West Virginia Northern Community College

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at West Virginia Northern Community College

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

WVNCC is located in Wheeling, West Virginia and approximately 1,253 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 8 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.

WVNCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

WVNCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at WVNCC

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

WVNCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

100% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at WVNCC are white. Around 88% 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 Northern Community 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 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 West Virginia Northern Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Virginia Northern Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant 8

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 Northern Community College.

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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