by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Health Sciences & Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in health science, 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at MCC was $249 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $191 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,730 | $7,470 |
| Fees | $240 | $240 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,776 | $1,776 |
Learn more about MCC tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the MCC health science 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 89.6% of the health science students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in health science at MCC in 2019-2020, 40.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 55%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 39 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Health Sciences & Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 67 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to health sciences and services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dental Support Services | 5 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 10 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 39 |
| Allied Health Professions | 32 |
| Nursing | 132 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.