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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at South Arkansas Community College

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at South Arkansas Community College

What traits are you looking for in a medical assisting school? To help you decide if South Arkansas Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's medical assisting program.

SouthArk is located in El Dorado, Arkansas and approximately 1,253 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.

SouthArk Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

SouthArk Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at SouthArk

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

SouthArk Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

92% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at SouthArk are white. Around 96% 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 South Arkansas Community College 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 1
White 24
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 South Arkansas Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapist Assistant 13
Physical Therapy Assistant 12

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 AR, the home state for South Arkansas Community College.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
Pharmacy Technicians 4,490 $29,640
Medical Assistants 3,790 $30,320
Health Specialties Professors 1,600 $146,380
Health Technologists and Technicians 1,120 $42,300
Surgical Technologists 1,110 $42,720

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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