Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Vance-Granville Community College
Vance-Granville Community College is located in Henderson, North Carolina and has a total student population of 2,963.
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.
Vance-Granville Community 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
Online Classes Are Available at Vance-Granville 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? Vance-Granville Community College offers distance education options for medical assisting at the following degree levels:
- Associate’s Degree
Vance-Granville Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings
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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at Vance-Granville Community College
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Vance-Granville Community College.
Vance-Granville Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program
Vance-Granville Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Vance-Granville Community College with a associate's in medical assisting.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 2 |
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Vance-Granville Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Medical/Clinical Assistant | 4 |
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant | 1 |
Related Majors
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
- Mental & Social Health Services
- Health & Medical Administrative Services
- Allied Health Professions
- Nursing
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 NC, the home state for Vance-Granville Community College.
Occupation | Jobs in NC | Average Salary in NC |
---|---|---|
Medical Assistants | 18,340 | $32,710 |
Pharmacy Technicians | 13,680 | $30,890 |
Health Specialties Professors | 10,090 | $134,300 |
Health Technologists and Technicians | 6,350 | $39,230 |
Physician Assistants | 5,010 | $104,680 |
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.