by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Occupational Therapist 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 Jefferson College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in medical assisting, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at JeffCo paid an average of $224 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $168 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,040 | $6,720 |
| Fees | $900 | $900 |
| Books and Supplies | $912 | $912 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $6,346 | $6,346 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,119 | $3,119 |
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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. Medical Assisting students who received their associate degree at JeffCo took out an average of $23,498 in student loans. That is 20% higher than the national average of $19,521.
The median early career salary of medical assisting students who receive their associate degree from JeffCo is $36,130 per year. That is 20% higher than the national average of $30,020.
JeffCo 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 JeffCo Online Learning page.
About 81.3% of the students who received their Associate in medical assisting in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 81.1%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in medical assisting at JeffCo in 2019-2020, 6.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 15 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Occupational Therapist Assistant | 16 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to allied health and medical assisting services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 9 |
| Allied Health Professions | 25 |
| Nursing | 44 |
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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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