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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Pearl River Community College

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Pearl River Community College

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

Pearl River Community College is located in Poplarville, Mississippi and approximately 5,065 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.

Pearl River Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Pearl River Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Pearl River Community College

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

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

76% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Pearl River Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Pearl River Community College are white. Around 82% 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 Pearl River Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Pearl River Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant 21
Occupational Therapist Assistant 17

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 MS, the home state for Pearl River Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Pharmacy Technicians 3,430 $31,440
Medical Assistants 3,160 $30,470
Surgical Technologists 1,350 $39,700
Health Technologists and Technicians 970 $36,900

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.

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