by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting was awarded 19 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
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At Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting, the student to faculty ratio is 71 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 816 undergraduates at Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting with 761 being full-time and 55 being part-time.
The student loan default rate at Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting is 6.5%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1507 County Hospital Road, Nashville, TN 37218 |
| Phone: | 615-678-8196 |
| Website: | www.meridian-institute.edu/ |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 774 students took at least one online class at Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting. This is a decrease from the 816 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 774 | 38 |
| 2019-2020 | 816 | 58 |
| 2018-2019 | 592 | 41 |
| 2017-2018 | 584 | 71 |
| 2016-2017 | 576 | 67 |
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Footnotes
*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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