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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Columbia State Community College

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

Columbia State Community College is located in Columbia, Tennessee and has a total student population of 5,931.

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.

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

  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Columbia State Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Columbia State Community College

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

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

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Columbia State Community College are white. Around 67% 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 Columbia State Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Columbia State Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Anesthesiologist Assistant 3

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 Columbia 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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