Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Delgado Community College

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

Delgado Community College is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 13,251.

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.

Delgado Community 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

Delgado Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Delgado Community College

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Delgado Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Delgado Community College are white. Around 64% 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 Delgado Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	24
Occupational Therapist Assistant	20

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• 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 LA, the home state for Delgado Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Medical Assistants	8,490	$28,740
Pharmacy Technicians	6,130	$32,700
Health Technologists and Technicians	2,620	$38,370
Healthcare Support Workers	2,580	$29,380
Surgical Technologists	1,840	$39,990

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.