by our College Data Analytics TeamAllied Health & Medical Assisting Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in medical assisting, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at A-B Tech paid an average of $268 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $76 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,432 | $8,576 |
| Fees | $200 | $200 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,000 | $2,000 |
Learn more about A-B Tech tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Medical Assisting students who received their associate degree at A-B Tech took out an average of $18,750 in student loans. That is 4% lower than the national average of $19,521.
medical assisting who receive their associate degree from A-B Tech make an average of $27,947 a year during the early days of their career. That is 7% lower than the national average of $30,020.
Online degrees for the A-B Tech medical assisting associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the A-B Tech Online Learning page.
About 90.5% of the students who received their Associate in medical assisting in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in medical assisting at A-B Tech in 2019-2020, 14.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 15 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | 15 |
| Occupational Therapist Assistant | 3 |
| Pharmacy Technician/Assistant | 3 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to allied health and medical assisting services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dental Support Services | 16 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 19 |
| Allied Health Professions | 50 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 6 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 8 |
View All Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Related Majors >
*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.
