Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Montgomery 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 Montgomery College stacks up to those at other schools.

Montgomery College is located in Rockville, Maryland and approximately 20,037 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.

Montgomery College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Montgomery College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Montgomery College

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Montgomery College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 27% more women than average.

Montgomery College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Montgomery College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Montgomery College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	10

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• 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 MD, the home state for Montgomery College.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Medical Assistants	12,630	$36,350
Pharmacy Technicians	7,660	$33,880
Healthcare Support Workers	3,520	$39,820
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	3,070	$36,190
Physician Assistants	3,040	$108,180

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.