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

NIC is located in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and has a total student population of 4,737.

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.

NIC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

NIC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at NIC

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

NIC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at NIC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at NIC are white. Around 88% 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 North Idaho College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 North Idaho College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	13
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant	8
Medical/Clinical Assistant	4

Related Majors

• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative 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 ID, the home state for North Idaho College.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Medical Assistants	3,170	$33,540
Pharmacy Technicians	1,960	$35,920
Surgical Technologists	750	$51,330
Physician Assistants	730	$109,090
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	580	$31,660

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.