by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Occupational Therapist 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 Community College of Rhode Island. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in medical assisting, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at CCRI was $598 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $200 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,414 | $12,492 |
| Fees | $392 | $392 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,460 | $1,460 |
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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 CCRI in Medical Assisting walked away with an average of $14,705 in student debt. That is 25% lower than the national average of $19,521.
The median early career salary of medical assisting students who receive their associate degree from CCRI is $40,140 per year. That is 34% higher than the national average of $30,020.
CCRI 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 CCRI Online Learning page.
About 80.0% of the students who received their Associate in medical assisting in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 81.1%.
Around 20.0% of medical assisting associate degree recipients at CCRI in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Occupational Therapist Assistant | 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 | 20 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 2 |
| Allied Health Professions | 43 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 21 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 4 |
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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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