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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Foothill College

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

Foothill College is located in Los Altos Hills, California and approximately 14,605 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.

Foothill College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Foothill College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Foothill College

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

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

50% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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Foothill College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 45% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

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 Foothill College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 2

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 Foothill 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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