by our College Data Analytics TeamAllied Health & Medical Assisting Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Durham Technical 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, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Durham Technical Community College paid an average of $268 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $76 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,081 | $7,339 |
| Fees | $148 | $148 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
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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. Medical Assisting students who received their associate degree at Durham Technical Community College took out an average of $17,125 in student loans. That is 12% lower than the national average of $19,521.
The median early career salary of medical assisting students who receive their associate degree from Durham Technical Community College is $31,133 per year. That is 4% higher than the national average of $30,020.
Online degrees for the Durham Technical Community College medical assisting associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Durham Technical Community College Online Learning page.
About 89.5% of the students who received their Associate in medical assisting in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Around 42.1% of medical assisting associate degree recipients at Durham Technical Community College in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| 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 | 3 |
| Occupational Therapist Assistant | 14 |
| Anesthesiologist Assistant | 2 |
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 | 9 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 17 |
| Allied Health Professions | 10 |
| Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services | 16 |
| Nursing | 48 |
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
