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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Highland Community College

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Highland Community College

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

Highland Community College is located in Freeport, Illinois and approximately 1,276 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.

Highland Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Highland Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Highland Community College

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

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

83% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Highland Community College are white. Around 83% 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 Highland Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

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

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Highland Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant 6

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 IL, the home state for Highland Community College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Medical Assistants 23,830 $35,910
Pharmacy Technicians 21,490 $33,140
Health Specialties Professors 10,070 $105,140
Health Technologists and Technicians 5,990 $47,590
Physical Therapist Assistants 4,470 $58,060

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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