by our College Data Analytics TeamAllied Health & Medical Assisting Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at College of Western Idaho. 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at CWI paid an average of $306 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $189 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,400 | $7,344 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,538 | $1,538 |
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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 CWI took out an average of $17,250 in student loans. That is 12% lower than the national average of $19,521.
The median early career salary of medical assisting students who receive their associate degree from CWI is $29,685 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $30,020.
Online degrees for the CWI 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 CWI Online Learning page.
About 90.0% 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%.
Around 30.0% of medical assisting associate degree recipients at CWI in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 21 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | 20 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 10 |
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 | 25 |
| Dental Support Services | 8 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 8 |
| Allied Health Professions | 15 |
| Public Health | 2 |
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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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