Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Anoka-Ramsey Community College

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

Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota and approximately 8,482 students attend the school each year.

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.

Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus

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

Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 24% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus are white. Around 70% 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 Anoka-Ramsey Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

If you plan to be a medical assisting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	25
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	2

Related Majors

• Alternative Medicine & Systems
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Public Health
• Health Sciences & Services
• Nursing

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 MN, the home state for Anoka-Ramsey Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Medical Assistants	10,010	$40,320
Pharmacy Technicians	8,370	$37,670
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	2,730	$38,740
Surgical Technologists	2,340	$58,630

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.