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Medical/Clinical Assistant at Southwestern Community College

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

Southwestern Community College is located in Sylva, North Carolina and approximately 2,259 students attend the school each year.

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

Southwestern Community College Medical/Clinical Assistant Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Medical/Clinical Assistant (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Medical/Clinical Assistant

Online Classes Are Available at Southwestern Community College

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Southwestern Community College offers distance education options for medical/clinical assistant at the following degree levels:

Southwestern Community College Medical/Clinical Assistant 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/Clinical Assistant Student Demographics at Southwestern Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical/clinical assistant majors at Southwestern Community College.

Southwestern Community College Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate’s Program

100% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of medical/clinical assistant associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical/clinical assistant at Southwestern Community College are white. Around 63% 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 Southwestern Community College with a associate's in medical/clinical assistant.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Medical/Clinical Assistant Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical/clinical assistant can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Southwestern Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Medical Assistants 18,340 $32,710

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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