by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Medical/Clinical 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 Chattanooga College Medical, Dental, and Technical Careers. 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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The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,665 | $10,665 |
| Fees | $25 | $25 |
| Books and Supplies | $3,840 | $3,840 |
Learn more about Chattanooga College MDTC tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their associate degree at Chattanooga College MDTC in Medical Assisting walked away with an average of $24,504 in student debt. That is 26% higher than the national average of $19,521.
The median early career salary of medical assisting students who receive their associate degree from Chattanooga College MDTC is $23,946 per year. That is 20% lower than the national average of $30,020.
Chattanooga College MDTC 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 Chattanooga College MDTC Online Learning page.
About 93.8% 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%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 50.0% of the medical assisting associate degrees at Chattanooga College MDTC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | 16 |
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 | 9 |
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.
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