by our College Data Analytics TeamAllied Health & Medical Assisting Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Meridian 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, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at MCC paid an average of $240 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $170 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,224 | $5,024 |
| Fees | $254 | $254 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $5,480 | $5,480 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,627 | $2,627 |
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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 MCC in Medical Assisting walked away with an average of $10,412 in student debt. That is 47% lower than the national average of $19,521.
medical assisting who receive their associate degree from MCC make an average of $38,289 a year during the early days of their career. That is 28% 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.
Women made up around 90.5% of the medical assisting students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Around 47.6% of medical assisting associate degree recipients at MCC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 10 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| 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 | 12 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 9 |
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 | 11 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 13 |
| Allied Health Professions | 29 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 8 |
| Nursing | 136 |
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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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