by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Medical/Clinical 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 College of Eastern Idaho. 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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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at CEI paid an average of $258 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $179 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,096 | $6,192 |
| Fees | $30 | $30 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,451 | $1,451 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their associate degree at CEI in Medical Assisting walked away with an average of $18,788 in student debt. That is 4% lower than the national average of $19,521.
medical assisting who receive their associate degree from CEI make an average of $24,730 a year during the early days of their career. That is 18% lower than the national average of $30,020.
CEI 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 CEI Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their Associate in medical assisting in 2019-2020 were women.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in medical assisting at CEI in 2019-2020, 37.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | 8 |
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 | 54 |
View All Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Related Majors >
*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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