by our College Data Analytics TeamAllied Health & Medical Assisting Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Atlanta Technical 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, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Atlanta Area Tech paid an average of $200 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $100 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,400 | $4,800 |
| Fees | $684 | $684 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Medical Assisting students who received their associate degree at Atlanta Area Tech took out an average of $28,464 in student loans. That is 46% higher than the national average of $19,521.
medical assisting who receive their associate degree from Atlanta Area Tech make an average of $26,739 a year during the early days of their career. That is 11% lower than the national average of $30,020.
Atlanta Area Tech 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 Atlanta Area Tech Online Learning page.
About 60.0% 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 75.0% of the medical assisting associate degrees at Atlanta Area Tech in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 14 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Pharmacy Technician/Assistant | 6 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 14 |
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 | 11 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 21 |
| Allied Health Professions | 15 |
| Nursing | 19 |
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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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