by our College Data Analytics TeamAllied Health & Medical Assisting Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Fayetteville 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, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at FTCC paid an average of $268 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $76 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,432 | $8,576 |
| Fees | $112 | $112 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,356 | $1,356 |
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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 FTCC in Medical Assisting walked away with an average of $12,697 in student debt. That is 35% lower than the national average of $19,521.
medical assisting who receive their associate degree from FTCC make an average of $32,772 a year during the early days of their career. That is 9% higher than the national average of $30,020.
FTCC 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 FTCC Online Learning page.
About 82.4% of the students who received their Associate in medical assisting in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in medical assisting at FTCC in 2019-2020, 64.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 3 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Pharmacy Technician/Assistant | 9 |
| Speech-Language Pathology Assistant | 8 |
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 | 24 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 68 |
| Allied Health Professions | 74 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 5 |
| Nursing | 73 |
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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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