by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Physical Therapy 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 Mercer County Community College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in medical assisting, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Mercer County Community College was $338 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $242 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,608 | $6,900 |
| Fees | $1,206 | $1,206 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,420 | $1,420 |
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Mercer County Community College 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 Mercer County Community College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in medical assisting in 2019-2020, 72.7% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Around 18.2% of medical assisting associate degree recipients at Mercer County 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 | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 22 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to allied health and medical assisting services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 22 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 20 |
| Public Health | 8 |
| Nursing | 90 |
| Other Health Professions | 15 |
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.
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