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Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary at Santa Monica College

If you plan to study medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary, take a look at what Santa Monica College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SMC is located in Santa Monica, California and approximately 25,948 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary section at the bottom of this page.

SMC Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

Online Classes Are Available at SMC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SMC does offer online courses in medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

SMC Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary 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 Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Student Demographics at SMC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary majors at Santa Monica College.

SMC Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary Associate’s Program

50% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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SMC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary graduates 50% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Santa Monica College with a associate's in medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary.

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

Careers That Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary 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 Santa Monica College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Medical Assistants 92,960 $38,250
Medical Secretaries 83,410 $42,900

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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