Health/Medical Prep Programs is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in medical prep, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College paid an average of $310 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $155 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $3,100 | $6,200 |
Fees | $650 | $650 |
Books and Supplies | $960 | $960 |
On Campus Room and Board | $5,100 | $5,100 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,040 | $3,040 |
Learn more about Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their associate degree at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in Medical Prep walked away with an average of $5,500 in student debt. That is 58% lower than the national average of $12,988.
The median early career salary of medical prep students who receive their associate degree from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $21,781 per year. That is 35% lower than the national average of $33,767.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College does offer online classes in its medical prep associate degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Online Learning page.
About 82.5% of the students who received their Associate in medical prep in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 85.0%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in medical prep at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in 2019-2020, 41.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 47%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 7 |
Black or African American | 9 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 37 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Health/Medical Prep Programs students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Pre-Dentistry Studies | 15 |
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies | 25 |
Pre-Pharmacy Studies | 5 |
Pre-Nursing Studies | 18 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to health/medical prep programs.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Health Sciences & Services | 49 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 33 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 4 |
Allied Health Professions | 57 |
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 10 |
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*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.