Winchester has a total population of 23,585 and a student population of 3,619. Of these students, 3,619 are enrolled in schools that offer medical assistant programs.
The largest medical assistant school in Winchester, by student population, is Shenandoah University. In 2010, approximately 31 students graduated from the Medical Assisting program at Shenandoah University.
A total of 31 students graduated with credentials in medical assisting from medical assistant schools in Winchester in 2010. If you decide to join their ranks, you can expect to pay an average of $25,450 per year in tuition costs.
In addition to tuition costs, plan on spending an average of $1,000 for medical assisting related books and supplies each year. And if you live on campus, you will face an additional expense of $8,600 per year, on average, for room and board at Winchester-based medical assistant schools. Students who live at home can cut this cost down to approximately $0.
Many medical assisting graduates choose to work as medical assistants after graduation. If you choose to follow that path and remain in Winchester, your job prospects are good. In 2010, 1 out of every 186 medical assistants in Virginia were working in Winchester. By the year 2018, the number of medical assistants is expected to increase by 34% in Winchester. This anticipated change is faster than the projected nationwide trend for medical assistants.
The average salary you can expect to earn as a medical assistant in Winchester is $28,790 per year, which is higher than the average for medical assistants state-wide.
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