by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Physical Therapy 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 Delta 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Delta College paid an average of $373 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $199 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,970 | $11,190 |
| Fees | $710 | $710 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,040 | $2,040 |
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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 Delta College took out an average of $12,000 in student loans. That is 39% lower than the national average of $19,521.
The median early career salary of medical assisting students who receive their associate degree from Delta College is $37,568 per year. That is 25% higher than the national average of $30,020.
Delta 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 Delta College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in medical assisting in 2019-2020, 76.5% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in medical assisting at Delta College in 2019-2020, 5.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 17 |
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 | 19 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 20 |
| Allied Health Professions | 44 |
| Nursing | 127 |
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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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