Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Chattanooga State Community College

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

Chattanooga State Community College is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and has a total student population of 7,452.

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.

Chattanooga State Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Chattanooga State Community College

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

Chattanooga State Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Chattanooga State Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 25% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Chattanooga State Community College are white. Around 81% 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 Chattanooga State Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	1
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 Chattanooga State Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	21

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Other Health Professions
• Allied Health Professions
• Dental Support 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 TN, the home state for Chattanooga State Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Medical Assistants	14,070	$32,370
Pharmacy Technicians	10,860	$32,980
Health Specialties Professors	5,690	$102,310
Physical Therapist Assistants	3,310	$56,830
Surgical Technologists	3,040	$43,860

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.