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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at GateWay Community College

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

GateWay Community College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and has a total student population of 4,670.

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.

GateWay Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

GateWay Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at GateWay Community College

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

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

78% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at GateWay Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from GateWay Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant 26
Occupational Therapist Assistant 11

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 AZ, the home state for GateWay Community College.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Medical Assistants 18,250 $33,410
Pharmacy Technicians 9,310 $35,090
Health Specialties Professors 3,660 $133,640
Health Technologists and Technicians 2,660 $48,840
Physical Therapist Assistants 2,480 $47,050

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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