Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Oakton Community College

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

Oakton Community College is located in Des Plaines, Illinois and approximately 7,313 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.

Oakton Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

Oakton Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Oakton Community College

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

Oakton Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Oakton Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 21% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Oakton Community College are white. Around 78% 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 Oakton Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
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 Oakton Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	18

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• 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 IL, the home state for Oakton Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Medical Assistants	23,830	$35,910
Pharmacy Technicians	21,490	$33,140
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140
Health Technologists and Technicians	5,990	$47,590
Physical Therapist Assistants	4,470	$58,060

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.