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 Central New Mexico 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at CNM paid an average of $296 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $56 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,344 | $7,104 |
| Fees | $306 | $306 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,440 | $1,440 |
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Online degrees for the CNM 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 CNM Online Learning page.
Women made up around 61.5% of the medical assisting students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Around 53.8% of medical assisting associate degree recipients at CNM in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 13 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to allied health and medical assisting services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 588 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 14 |
| Allied Health Professions | 103 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 17 |
| Nursing | 278 |
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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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