by our College Data Analytics TeamAllied Health & Medical Assisting Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at McLennan 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, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at MCC paid an average of $181 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $124 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,720 | $5,430 |
| Fees | $480 | $480 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,320 | $1,320 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their associate degree at MCC in Medical Assisting walked away with an average of $16,778 in student debt. That is 14% lower than the national average of $19,521.
The median early career salary of medical assisting students who receive their associate degree from MCC is $35,416 per year. That is 18% higher than the national average of $30,020.
Online degrees for the MCC 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 MCC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in medical assisting in 2019-2020, 94.2% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Around 42.3% of medical assisting associate degree recipients at MCC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 30 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | 29 |
| Occupational Therapist Assistant | 13 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 10 |
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 | 8 |
| Allied Health Professions | 52 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 9 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 19 |
| Nursing | 60 |
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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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