Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Greenville Technical College

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

GTC is located in Greenville, South Carolina and has a total student population of 10,536.

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.

GTC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at GTC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

GTC does offer online education options in medical assisting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

GTC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at GTC

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

GTC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at GTC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at GTC are white. Around 82% 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 Greenville Technical College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	47
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

The following medical assisting concentations are available at Greenville Technical College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Greenville Technical College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	37
Occupational Therapist Assistant	20

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Dental Support Services
• 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 SC, the home state for Greenville Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Medical Assistants	9,800	$32,120
Pharmacy Technicians	7,500	$31,530
Health Specialties Professors	2,980	$72,470
Surgical Technologists	1,970	$39,970
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	1,960	$31,630

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.