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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Lanier Technical College

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Lanier Technical College

If you are interested in studying allied health and medical assisting services, you may want to check out the program at Lanier Technical College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Lanier Technical College is located in Oakwood, Georgia and approximately 5,045 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.

Lanier Technical College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

Lanier Technical College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Lanier Technical College

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

Lanier Technical College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

81% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Lanier Technical College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Lanier Technical College are white. Around 68% 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 Lanier Technical College with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 21
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 Lanier Technical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant 17
Medical/Clinical Assistant 14

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 GA, the home state for Lanier Technical College.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Medical Assistants 24,570 $32,060
Pharmacy Technicians 12,450 $30,240
Health Specialties Professors 4,970 $119,400
Surgical Technologists 4,410 $44,830
Physician Assistants 3,470 $103,190

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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