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

OTC is located in Springfield, Missouri and approximately 11,237 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.

OTC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

OTC 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 OTC

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

OTC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at OTC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at OTC are white. Around 76% 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 Ozarks Technical Community 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	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ozarks Technical Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapist Assistant	30
Physical Therapy Assistant	20

Related Majors

• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Public Health
• Allied Health Professions

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 MO, the home state for Ozarks Technical Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Medical Assistants	10,260	$32,260
Pharmacy Technicians	9,850	$32,090
Health Specialties Professors	4,710	$148,840
Physical Therapist Assistants	2,240	$53,150
Health Technologists and Technicians	2,210	$46,580

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.