Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Southern Crescent Technical College

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

Southern Crescent Technical College is located in Griffin, Georgia and approximately 5,232 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.

Southern Crescent Technical College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

Southern Crescent Technical College 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 Southern Crescent Technical College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Southern Crescent Technical College.

Southern Crescent Technical College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Southern Crescent Technical College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 25% more women than average.

Southern Crescent Technical College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Crescent Technical College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	8

Related Majors

• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Nursing
• Allied Health Professions

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 GA, the home state for Southern Crescent Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Medical Assistants	24,570	$32,060
Pharmacy Technicians	12,450	$30,240
Health Specialties Professors	4,970	$119,400
Surgical Technologists	4,410	$44,830
Physician Assistants	3,470	$103,190

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.