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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at West Virginia Junior College - Charleston

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at West Virginia Junior College - Charleston

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 West Virginia Junior College - Charleston stacks up to those at other schools.

WVJC Charleston is located in Charleston, West Virginia and approximately 218 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.

WVJC Charleston Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Medical Assisting

WVJC Charleston Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Rankings

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Medical Assisting Student Demographics at WVJC Charleston

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the medical assisting majors at West Virginia Junior College - Charleston.

WVJC Charleston Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Associate’s Program

98% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 2% of medical assisting associate's degrees went to men and 98% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in medical assisting at WVJC Charleston are white. Around 85% 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 West Virginia Junior College - Charleston with a associate's in medical assisting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 35
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 Virginia Junior College - Charleston. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical/Clinical Assistant 41

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia Junior College - Charleston.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Medical Assistants 3,520 $28,160
Pharmacy Technicians 2,980 $28,650
Surgical Technologists 1,080 $37,390
Physician Assistants 770 $104,180
Health Technologists and Technicians 730 $43,490

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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