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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia

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

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is located in Visalia, California and has a total student population of 1,927.

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.

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia.

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

95% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 5% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

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San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant 18
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 2

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 San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia.

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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