Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Genesee 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at GCC paid an average of $215 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $190 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $4,550 | $5,150 |
Fees | $490 | $490 |
Books and Supplies | $1,430 | $1,430 |
On Campus Room and Board | $9,250 | $9,250 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,840 | $1,840 |
Learn more about GCC tuition and fees.
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 GCC took out an average of $19,980 in student loans. That is 2% higher than the national average of $19,521.
The median early career salary of medical assisting students who receive their associate degree from GCC is $47,260 per year. That is 57% higher than the national average of $30,020.
GCC 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 GCC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in medical assisting in 2019-2020, 47.4% 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 GCC in 2019-2020, 21.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 30 |
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 |
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Physical Therapy Assistant | 22 |
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant | 16 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to allied health and medical assisting services.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Health & Medical Administrative Services | 11 |
Allied Health Professions | 5 |
Mental & Social Health Services | 4 |
Nursing | 109 |
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.