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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at The College of Westchester

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at The College of Westchester

Every allied health and medical assisting services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the medical assisting program at The College of Westchester stacks up to those at other schools.

CW is located in White Plains, New York and approximately 934 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.

CW Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

CW Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at CW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at The College of Westchester.

CW Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

80% Women
95% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at CW may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

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CW does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 21
Hispanic or Latino 29
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 The College of Westchester. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant 56

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 NY, the home state for The College of Westchester.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Medical Assistants 26,080 $37,560
Health Specialties Professors 22,170 $127,230
Pharmacy Technicians 19,320 $34,640
Physician Assistants 12,060 $117,000
Healthcare Support Workers 6,360 $37,380

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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