Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Central New Mexico Community College

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

CNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a total student population of 21,398.

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.

CNM Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

CNM Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at CNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Central New Mexico Community College.

CNM Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at CNM may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 34% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

The following medical assisting concentations are available at Central New Mexico Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Central New Mexico Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	15

Related Majors

• Public Health
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health Professions
• 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 NM, the home state for Central New Mexico Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Medical Assistants	5,960	$30,750
Pharmacy Technicians	2,360	$33,710
Health Specialties Professors	1,300	$150,170
Healthcare Support Workers	820	$39,210
Physician Assistants	680	$108,610

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.