Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Wayne County Community College District

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 Wayne County Community College District stacks up to those at other schools.

WCCCD is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 10,748 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.

WCCCD Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

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

WCCCD Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at WCCCD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at Wayne County Community College District.

WCCCD Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

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 WCCCD may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

WCCCD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services

The following medical assisting concentations are available at Wayne County Community College District. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wayne County Community College District. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anesthesiologist Assistant	8
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	2

Related Majors

• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Dental Support Services
• 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 MI, the home state for Wayne County Community College District.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Medical Assistants	23,680	$32,540
Pharmacy Technicians	15,580	$32,660
Health Specialties Professors	5,440	$131,020
Physician Assistants	4,490	$110,240
Surgical Technologists	4,240	$43,280

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.