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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

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

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is located in Salisbury, North Carolina and approximately 7,109 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.

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

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

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

69% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 19% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College are white. Around 81% 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 Rowan-Cabarrus Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
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 Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant 15
Occupational Therapist Assistant 1

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 NC, the home state for Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Medical Assistants 18,340 $32,710
Pharmacy Technicians 13,680 $30,890
Health Specialties Professors 10,090 $134,300
Health Technologists and Technicians 6,350 $39,230
Physician Assistants 5,010 $104,680

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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