Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Cosumnes River College

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

Cosumnes River is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 14,667 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.

Cosumnes River Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

Cosumnes River Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Cosumnes River

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

Cosumnes River Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Cosumnes River may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

Cosumnes River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant	15
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	3

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services

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 Cosumnes River 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.