by our College Data Analytics TeamAllied Health & Medical Assisting Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Central Piedmont 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, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Central Piedmont Community College paid an average of $268 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $76 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,432 | $8,576 |
| Fees | $360 | $360 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,870 | $1,870 |
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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 Central Piedmont Community College took out an average of $13,552 in student loans. That is 31% lower than the national average of $19,521.
medical assisting who receive their associate degree from Central Piedmont Community College make an average of $37,568 a year during the early days of their career. That is 25% higher than the national average of $30,020.
Central Piedmont 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 Central Piedmont Community College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 78.8% of the medical assisting students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in medical assisting at Central Piedmont Community College in 2019-2020, 30.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 33 |
| International Students | 2 |
| 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 | 7 |
| Occupational Therapist Assistant | 21 |
| Pharmacy Technician/Assistant | 6 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 18 |
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 | 29 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 30 |
| Allied Health Professions | 60 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 10 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 23 |
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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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