by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Physical Therapy Assistant. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Mt. Hood 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, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at MHCC paid an average of $239 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $118 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,248 | $8,604 |
| Fees | $1,038 | $1,038 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,461 | $1,461 |
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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 MHCC in Medical Assisting walked away with an average of $20,000 in student debt. That is 2% higher than the national average of $19,521.
The median early career salary of medical assisting students who receive their associate degree from MHCC is $42,363 per year. That is 41% higher than the national average of $30,020.
Online degrees for the MHCC 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 MHCC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in medical assisting in 2019-2020, 61.1% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in medical assisting at MHCC in 2019-2020, 22.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 18 |
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 | 13 |
| Allied Health Professions | 35 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 19 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 17 |
| Nursing | 67 |
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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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