by our College Data Analytics TeamAllied Health & Medical Assisting Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Kirkwood Community 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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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Kirkwood Community College paid an average of $237 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $180 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,040 | $6,636 |
| Fees | $100 | $100 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their associate degree at Kirkwood Community College in Medical Assisting walked away with an average of $20,906 in student debt. That is 7% higher than the national average of $19,521.
The median early career salary of medical assisting students who receive their associate degree from Kirkwood Community College is $33,798 per year. That is 13% higher than the national average of $30,020.
Online degrees for the Kirkwood Community 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 Kirkwood Community College Online Learning page.
About 87.7% of the students who received their Associate in medical assisting in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Around 19.3% of medical assisting associate degree recipients at Kirkwood Community College in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 43 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | 37 |
| Occupational Therapist Assistant | 2 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 18 |
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 | 50 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 22 |
| Allied Health Professions | 51 |
| Nursing | 142 |
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
