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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Raritan Valley Community College

If you are interested in studying allied health and medical assisting services, you may want to check out the program at Raritan Valley Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

RVCC is located in Branchburg, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,080.

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.

RVCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Medical Assisting (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

RVCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at RVCC

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

RVCC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at RVCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at RVCC are white. Around 70% 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 Raritan Valley Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Raritan Valley Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapist Assistant 10

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 NJ, the home state for Raritan Valley Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Medical Assistants 19,110 $35,840
Pharmacy Technicians 9,570 $33,070
Healthcare Support Workers 6,080 $36,540
Health Specialties Professors 4,420 $109,190
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 3,080 $37,630

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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