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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Antelope Valley College

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

Antelope Valley College is located in Lancaster, California and approximately 12,057 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.

Antelope Valley College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Medical Assisting (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Medical Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Antelope Valley College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Antelope Valley College

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

Antelope Valley College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

96% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 4% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

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Antelope Valley College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Antelope Valley College with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Antelope Valley College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant 25

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 CA, the home state for Antelope Valley College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Medical Assistants 92,960 $38,250
Pharmacy Technicians 37,630 $42,610
Health Technologists and Technicians 22,450 $50,150
Healthcare Support Workers 12,680 $44,820
Health Specialties Professors 11,540 $161,770

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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