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 Gaston 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 Gaston College paid an average of $268 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $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 | $272 | $272 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,460 | $1,460 |
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The median early career salary of medical assisting students who receive their associate degree from Gaston College is $26,933 per year. That is 10% lower than the national average of $30,020.
Online degrees for the Gaston 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 Gaston College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in medical assisting in 2019-2020, 87.5% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 12.5% of the medical assisting associate degrees at Gaston College in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| 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 | 8 |
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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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