by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Respiratory Therapy Technician/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 Highline College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s 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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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Highline was ranked #128 on College Factual's Best Schools for medical assisting list. It is also ranked #4 in Washington.
Here are some of the other rankings for Highline.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Highline was $89 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,351 | $3,351 |
| Fees | $880 | $1,340 |
| Books and Supplies | $930 | $930 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,394 | $10,394 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,702 | $3,702 |
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Online degrees for the Highline medical assisting bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Highline Online Learning page.
Women made up around 40.0% of the medical assisting students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 78.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in medical assisting at Highline in 2019-2020, 40.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.
| 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 | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant | 5 |
*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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