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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Kennebec Valley Community College

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

Kennebec Valley Community College is located in Fairfield, Maine and has a total student population of 2,297.

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.

Kennebec Valley Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

Kennebec Valley Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Kennebec Valley Community College

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

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

88% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Kennebec Valley Community College are white. Around 90% 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 Kennebec Valley 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 1
White 37
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Kennebec Valley Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant 15
Physical Therapy Assistant 15
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 ME, the home state for Kennebec Valley Community College.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
Medical Assistants 4,180 $35,160
Pharmacy Technicians 2,180 $31,690
Physician Assistants 720 $110,030
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 660 $36,760
Healthcare Support Workers 540 $34,580

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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