Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at John C Calhoun State Community College

Every allied health and medical assisting services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the medical assisting program at John C Calhoun State Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Calhoun Community College is located in Tanner, Alabama and approximately 8,278 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.

Calhoun Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Calhoun Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Calhoun Community College

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Calhoun Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Calhoun Community College are white. Around 95% 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 John C Calhoun State Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 John C Calhoun State Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	20

Related Majors

• Dental Support Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• 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 AL, the home state for John C Calhoun State Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Medical Assistants	9,180	$28,460
Pharmacy Technicians	7,140	$30,040
Surgical Technologists	2,220	$36,630
Health Specialties Professors	1,960	$108,310
Physical Therapist Assistants	1,830	$57,410

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.