by our College Data Analytics TeamPhysical Therapy Assistant is a concentration offered under the allied health and medical assisting services major at Mercer County Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in physical therapy assistant, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Mercer County Community College paid an average of $338 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $242 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are 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 physical therapy assistant 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.
Women made up around 72.7% of the physical therapy assistant students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 62.9%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in physical therapy assistant at Mercer County Community College in 2019-2020, 18.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.
| 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 |
*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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