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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Sacramento City College

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Sacramento City College

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

Sacramento City is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 20,027 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.

Sacramento City Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Sacramento City Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Sacramento City

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

Sacramento City Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

77% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Sacramento City 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 Sacramento City are white. Around 51% 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 Sacramento City College with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 24
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Sacramento City College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapist Assistant 27
Physical Therapy Assistant 20

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 CA, the home state for Sacramento City College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Medical Assistants 92,960 $38,250
Pharmacy Technicians 37,630 $42,610
Health Technologists and Technicians 22,450 $50,150
Healthcare Support Workers 12,680 $44,820
Health Specialties Professors 11,540 $161,770

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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