by our College Data Analytics TeamAllied Health & Medical Assisting Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Central Penn 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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Part-time undergraduates at Central Penn paid an average of $494 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $17,784 | $17,784 |
| Fees | $930 | $930 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $7,416 | $7,416 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,200 | $1,200 |
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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. Students who received their associate degree at Central Penn in Medical Assisting walked away with an average of $20,500 in student debt. That is 5% higher than the national average of $19,521.
medical assisting who receive their associate degree from Central Penn make an average of $37,873 a year during the early days of their career. That is 26% higher than the national average of $30,020.
Central Penn 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 Central Penn Online Learning page.
Women made up around 75.8% 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 18.7% of medical assisting associate degree recipients at Central Penn in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 73 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | 2 |
| Occupational Therapist Assistant | 29 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 60 |
*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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