Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Polk State 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 Polk State College stacks up to those at other schools.

Polk State is located in Winter Haven, Florida and approximately 9,961 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.

Polk State Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Polk State Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Polk State

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

Polk State Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Polk State may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 22% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

The following medical assisting concentations are available at Polk State College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Polk State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	20
Occupational Therapist Assistant	17

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• 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 FL, the home state for Polk State College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Medical Assistants	55,330	$32,870
Pharmacy Technicians	30,080	$32,090
Health Technologists and Technicians	9,600	$42,730
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	8,350	$33,280

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.