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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Jackson State Community College

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Jackson State Community College

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

JSCC is located in Jackson, Tennessee and approximately 4,203 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.

JSCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at JSCC

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

JSCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

82% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at JSCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at JSCC are white. Around 89% 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 Jackson State Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant 17
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 TN, the home state for Jackson State Community College.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Medical Assistants 14,070 $32,370
Pharmacy Technicians 10,860 $32,980
Health Specialties Professors 5,690 $102,310
Physical Therapist Assistants 3,310 $56,830
Surgical Technologists 3,040 $43,860

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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