Virginia Beach, VA (population: 439,564) has one medical assistant school within its city limits. Virginia Career Institute has a total student population of 341. It is the 4618th highest ranked school in the USA and the 92nd highest in the state of Virginia (#1 is Washington and Lee University).
Medical Assistant students from Virginia Beach schools who go on to become medical assistants, nurses, dental assistants, medical office assistants, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 495,970 people working as medical assistants alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $29,450. Also, Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses make on average $40,900 per year and there are about 728,670 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News-NC area alone, there are 4,280 employed licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses earning an average salary of $35,900. Medical assistants in this area earn $26,620/yr and there are 3,390 employed.
Virginia Beach lies in Virginia Beach county, which is one of the 61 counties in Virginia. Overall, the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News-NC area has 735,390 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.9% unemployment rate, $19.28/hr average worker wage, and a $40,100 average annual salary. Thus, about 4.607 out of every 1000 jobs in Virginia Beach are held by medical assistants, and 5.824/1000 are held by licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Virginia Career Institute ends up costing a student $36,075/yr.
Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Virginia Beach |
Chesapeake | VA | 223,315 | 5 | 26.9533 | 56 | 15.5 miles |
Norfolk | VA | 234,477 | 11 | 21.2525 | 420 | 16.7 miles |
Portsmouth | VA | 102,540 | 2 | 19.0088 | 64 | 19.6 miles |
Hampton | VA | 147,560 | 2 | 15.4443 | 49 | 25.5 miles |
Suffolk | VA | 84,501 | 2 | 10.9214 | 2 | 33.4 miles |
Newport News | VA | 182,057 | 4 | 29.3064 | 58 | 35.1 miles |
Petersburg | VA | - | 3 | 33.8633 | 70 | 82.5 miles |
Weldon | NC | - | 1 | 13.6824 | 51 | 89.1 miles |
Highland Springs | VA | - | 1 | 3.25189 | 0 | 90.3 miles |
Richmond | VA | 198,179 | 22 | 25.9212 | 685 | 95.9 miles |