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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Plaza College

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

Plaza College is located in Forest Hills, New York and approximately 914 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.

Plaza College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Plaza College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Plaza College

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

Plaza College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

81% Women
86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Plaza College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

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Plaza College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Plaza College with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 19
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

The following medical assisting concentations are available at Plaza College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Plaza College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 57

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 Plaza 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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