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

OCC is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 8,545 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.

OCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

OCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at OCC

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

OCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at OCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 19% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at OCC 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 Onondaga Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Onondaga Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	16

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Mental & Social Health 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 NY, the home state for Onondaga Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Medical Assistants	26,080	$37,560
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Pharmacy Technicians	19,320	$34,640
Physician Assistants	12,060	$117,000
Healthcare Support Workers	6,360	$37,380

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.