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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Southwest Virginia Community College

If you are interested in studying allied health and medical assisting services, you may want to check out the program at Southwest Virginia Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Southwest Virginia is located in Richlands, Virginia and has a total student population of 2,295.

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.

Southwest Virginia Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Southwest Virginia

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

Southwest Virginia Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

94% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at Southwest Virginia are white. Around 100% 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 Southwest Virginia 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 0
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southwest Virginia Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapist Assistant 31

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 VA, the home state for Southwest Virginia Community College.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Medical Assistants 14,170 $35,010
Pharmacy Technicians 9,690 $32,370
Physical Therapist Assistants 2,630 $60,110
Physician Assistants 2,510 $99,340

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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