by our College Data Analytics TeamAllied Health & Medical Assisting Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Dalton State 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 DSC paid an average of $395 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $107 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,563 | $9,469 |
| Fees | $1,120 | $1,120 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,350 | $1,350 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $8,588 | $8,588 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,485 | $1,485 |
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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. Students who received their associate degree at DSC in Medical Assisting walked away with an average of $15,270 in student debt. That is 22% lower than the national average of $19,521.
medical assisting who receive their associate degree from DSC make an average of $43,638 a year during the early days of their career. That is 45% higher than the national average of $30,020.
DSC 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 DSC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 70.8% of the medical assisting students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Around 25.0% of medical assisting associate degree recipients at DSC 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 | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant | 10 |
| Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant | 14 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to allied health and medical assisting services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 16 |
| Nursing | 53 |
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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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