by our College Data Analytics TeamAllied Health & Medical Assisting Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Pearl River 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Pearl River Community College was $240 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $140 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,250 | $4,250 |
| Fees | $250 | $250 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $4,900 | $4,900 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,920 | $1,920 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their associate degree at Pearl River Community College in Medical Assisting walked away with an average of $14,500 in student debt. That is 26% lower than the national average of $19,521.
medical assisting who receive their associate degree from Pearl River Community College make an average of $44,837 a year during the early days of their career. That is 49% higher than the national average of $30,020.
Pearl River 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 Pearl River Community College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in medical assisting in 2019-2020, 80.6% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 81.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 13.9% of the medical assisting associate degrees at Pearl River 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 | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 30 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Occupational Therapist Assistant | 18 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Dental Support Services | 24 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 32 |
| Allied Health Professions | 35 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 14 |
| Nursing | 92 |
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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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