by our College Data Analytics TeamAllied Health & Medical Assisting Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Delgado Community College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in medical assisting, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Delgado Community College paid an average of $139 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,335 | $3,335 |
| Fees | $744 | $744 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
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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 Delgado Community College took out an average of $23,250 in student loans. That is 19% higher than the national average of $19,521.
medical assisting who receive their associate degree from Delgado Community College make an average of $42,961 a year during the early days of their career. That is 43% higher than the national average of $30,020.
Delgado Community College 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 Delgado Community College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in medical assisting in 2019-2020, 78.3% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 30.4% of the medical assisting associate degrees at Delgado Community College in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 31 |
| International Students | 0 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Occupational Therapist Assistant | 22 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 24 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to allied health and medical assisting services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 13 |
| Allied Health Professions | 61 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 9 |
| Nursing | 202 |
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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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