Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at West Georgia Technical College

If you plan to study allied health and medical assisting services, take a look at what West Georgia Technical College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

West Georgia Technical College is located in Waco, Georgia and approximately 6,437 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.

West Georgia Technical 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

West Georgia Technical College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at West Georgia Technical College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at West Georgia Technical College.

West Georgia Technical College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in medical assisting only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at West Georgia Technical College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

West Georgia Technical College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in medical assisting graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

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 West Georgia Technical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	9

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Dental Support Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• 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 GA, the home state for West Georgia Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Medical Assistants	24,570	$32,060
Pharmacy Technicians	12,450	$30,240
Health Specialties Professors	4,970	$119,400
Surgical Technologists	4,410	$44,830
Physician Assistants	3,470	$103,190

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.