Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Lone Star College System

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

North Harris Montgomery is located in The Woodlands, Texas and approximately 70,109 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.

North Harris Montgomery Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

North Harris Montgomery Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at North Harris Montgomery

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

North Harris Montgomery 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 North Harris Montgomery may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at North Harris Montgomery are white. Around 54% 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 Lone Star College System with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	45
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lone Star College System. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapist Assistant	42
Physical Therapy Assistant	32
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	9

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Dental Support Services
• Mental & Social Health Services
• 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 TX, the home state for Lone Star College System.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Medical Assistants	59,930	$31,580
Pharmacy Technicians	37,200	$34,290
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	11,920	$31,010
Surgical Technologists	10,340	$49,410

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.