by our College Data Analytics TeamAllied Health & Medical Assisting Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Mount Wachusett Community College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in medical assisting, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
You can jump to any section of this page using the links below:
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Take your associate degree in an allied health field to the next level with this specialized transfer friendly online bachelor of science from Southern New Hampshire University.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at MWCC paid an average of $230 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $25 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $600 | $5,520 |
| Fees | $5,068 | $5,068 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
Learn more about MWCC tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Medical Assisting students who received their associate degree at MWCC took out an average of $13,045 in student loans. That is 33% lower than the national average of $19,521.
The median early career salary of medical assisting students who receive their associate degree from MWCC is $40,454 per year. That is 35% higher than the national average of $30,020.
MWCC 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 MWCC Online Learning page.
About 92.3% of the students who received their Associate in medical assisting in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 61.5% of the medical assisting associate degrees at MWCC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | 2 |
| Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | 11 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to allied health and medical assisting services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 2 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 9 |
| Alternative Medical Support Services | 4 |
| Nursing | 116 |
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
