Health & Medical Administrative Services at Yakima Valley College

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

YVC is located in Yakima, Washington and has a total student population of 3,954.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health & Medical Administrative Services section at the bottom of this page.

YVC Health & Medical Administrative Services Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Health & Medical Administrative Services (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Health & Medical Administrative Services (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Health & Medical Administrative Services

YVC Health & Medical Administrative Services Rankings

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Health & Medical Administrative Services Student Demographics at YVC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health and medical administrative services majors at Yakima Valley College.

YVC Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of health and medical administrative services associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health and medical administrative services only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at YVC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health and medical administrative services at YVC are white. Around 60% 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 Yakima Valley College with a associate's in health and medical administrative services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Health & Medical Administrative Services

If you plan to be a health and medical administrative services major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Yakima Valley College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	9
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary	1

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Dental Support Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Nursing

Careers That Health & Medical Administrative Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in health and medical administrative services can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Yakima Valley College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	30,250	$65,190
Computer User Support Specialists	18,630	$62,180
Medical Assistants	14,450	$41,340
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Computer Programmers	9,670	$126,920

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.