by our College Data Analytics TeamAllied Health & Medical Assisting Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Columbus State 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Columbus State paid an average of $333 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $162 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,888 | $9,997 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,530 | $1,530 |
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Columbus State 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 Columbus State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 82.4% of the medical assisting students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in medical assisting at Columbus State in 2019-2020, 23.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| 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 | 2 |
| Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | 15 |
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 | 18 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 25 |
| Allied Health Professions | 53 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 28 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 40 |
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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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