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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Bossier Parish Community College

What traits are you looking for in a medical assisting school? To help you decide if Bossier Parish Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's medical assisting program.

Bossier Parish Community College is located in Bossier City, Louisiana and approximately 6,090 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.

Bossier Parish Community 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

Online Classes Are Available at Bossier Parish Community College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Bossier Parish Community College offers distance education options for medical assisting at the following degree levels:

Bossier Parish Community College 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 Bossier Parish Community College

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

Bossier Parish Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

92% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Bossier Parish Community College are white. Around 68% 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 Bossier Parish Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 36
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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 Bossier Parish Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant 19
Occupational Therapist Assistant 18
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 9
Medical/Clinical Assistant 7

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 LA, the home state for Bossier Parish Community College.

Occupation Jobs in LA Average Salary in LA
Medical Assistants 8,490 $28,740
Pharmacy Technicians 6,130 $32,700
Health Technologists and Technicians 2,620 $38,370
Healthcare Support Workers 2,580 $29,380
Surgical Technologists 1,840 $39,990

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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