by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Occupational Therapist 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 Nashville State Community College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in medical assisting, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Nashville State Community College paid an average of $692 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $168 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,032 | $16,608 |
| Fees | $262 | $262 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,512 | $1,512 |
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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 Nashville State Community College in Medical Assisting walked away with an average of $19,000 in student debt. That is 3% lower than the national average of $19,521.
The median early career salary of medical assisting students who receive their associate degree from Nashville State Community College is $42,682 per year. That is 42% higher than the national average of $30,020.
Nashville State Community College 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 Nashville State Community College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in medical assisting in 2019-2020, 80.0% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 81.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 10.0% of the medical assisting associate degrees at Nashville State Community College in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Occupational Therapist Assistant | 10 |
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 | 11 |
| Allied Health Professions | 19 |
| Nursing | 34 |
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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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