by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Physical Therapy Assistant. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Arapahoe Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in medical assisting, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Arapahoe Community College paid an average of $629 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $153 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,680 | $15,102 |
| Fees | $349 | $349 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,200 | $2,200 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Medical Assisting students who received their associate degree at Arapahoe Community College took out an average of $23,800 in student loans. That is 22% higher than the national average of $19,521.
medical assisting who receive their associate degree from Arapahoe Community College make an average of $39,909 a year during the early days of their career. That is 33% higher than the national average of $30,020.
Arapahoe Community College does not offer an online option for its medical assisting associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Arapahoe Community College Online Learning page.
About 66.7% of the students who received their Associate in medical assisting in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 11.1% of the medical assisting associate degrees at Arapahoe Community College in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 9 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to allied health and medical assisting services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 19 |
| Allied Health Professions | 7 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 25 |
| Nursing | 60 |
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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.
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