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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Lackawanna College

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Lackawanna College

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

Lackawanna College is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,043 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.

Lackawanna College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Lackawanna College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Lackawanna College

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

Lackawanna College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

76% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Lackawanna College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 12% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Lackawanna College are white. Around 85% 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 Lackawanna College with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 28
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Lackawanna College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant 22
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 PA, the home state for Lackawanna College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Medical Assistants 27,590 $32,770
Pharmacy Technicians 18,220 $30,000
Health Specialties Professors 12,420 $95,160
Physician Assistants 6,650 $98,510
Health Technologists and Technicians 5,400 $43,070

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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