Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at San Juan 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 San Juan College stacks up to those at other schools.

SJC is located in Farmington, New Mexico and approximately 5,240 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.

SJC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Medical Assisting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

Online Classes Are Available at SJC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

SJC does offer online education options in medical assisting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree

SJC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Medical Assisting Student Demographics at SJC

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

SJC Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at SJC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 21% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

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 San Juan College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Physical Therapy Assistant	35
Occupational Therapist Assistant	21

Related Majors

• Dental Support Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• 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 NM, the home state for San Juan College.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Medical Assistants	5,960	$30,750
Pharmacy Technicians	2,360	$33,710
Health Specialties Professors	1,300	$150,170
Healthcare Support Workers	820	$39,210
Physician Assistants	680	$108,610

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.