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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Cerritos College

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

Cerritos College is located in Norwalk, California and approximately 20,406 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.

Cerritos 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

Cerritos College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Cerritos College

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

Cerritos College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

63% Women
95% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
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 Cerritos College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 24% more women than average.

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Cerritos College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 36
White 3
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Cerritos College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant 24
Medical/Clinical Assistant 18
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 15

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 Cerritos 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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