Anesthesiologist Assistant

A program that prepares individuals to assist anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists in developing and implementing patient anesthesia care plans, including preoperative, surgical theater, recovery room, and postoperative/intensive care procedures. Includes instruction in patient data collection, catheter insertion, airway management and drug administration, assisting the administration and monitoring of regional and peripheral nerve blockades, support therapy, adjusting anesthetic levels during surgery, interoperative monitoring, postoperative procedures, pain clinics and patient education, and administrative tasks.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 19 institutions across the United States, with a total of 1146 degrees awarded annually.

Associate Degrees

79

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

9

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

294

degrees awarded

Other Awards

764

awards given

Top Schools for Anesthesiologist Assistant

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL
315
2 Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
237
3 Emory University
Atlanta, GA
93
4 South University-Savannah
Savannah, GA
87
5 Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
54
6 Indiana University-Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
48
7 University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
39
8 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO
36
9 Chemeketa Community College
Salem, OR
36
10 Renton Technical College
Renton, WA
33
11 Oklahoma City Community College
Oklahoma City, OK
33
12 College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL
27
13 Columbia State Community College
Columbia, TN
24
14 Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh, PA
21
15 Wayne County Community College District
Detroit, MI
18
16 Durham Technical Community College
Durham, NC
15
17 Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth, TX
15
18 Community College of Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD
9
19 Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI
6