by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Medical/Clinical 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 Pennsylvania Highlands 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 Pennsylvania Highlands paid an average of $332 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $218 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,540 | $9,960 |
| Fees | $2,100 | $2,100 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,000 | $2,000 |
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medical assisting who receive their associate degree from Pennsylvania Highlands make an average of $23,340 a year during the early days of their career. That is 22% lower than the national average of $30,020.
Pennsylvania Highlands 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 Pennsylvania Highlands Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their Associate in medical assisting in 2019-2020 were women.
Around 11.1% of medical assisting associate degree recipients at Pennsylvania Highlands in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | 9 |
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 | 5 |
| Allied Health Professions | 12 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 4 |
| Other Health Professions | 5 |
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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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