Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Ozarks Technical Community College
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
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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
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.