by our College Data Analytics TeamAllied Health & Medical Assisting Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Pierpont Community and Technical College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in medical assisting, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Pierpont Community and Technical College paid an average of $502 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $211 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,812 | $10,670 |
| Fees | $1,174 | $1,386 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,226 | $9,226 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,000 | $2,000 |
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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 Pierpont Community and Technical College in Medical Assisting walked away with an average of $18,500 in student debt. That is 5% lower than the national average of $19,521.
medical assisting who receive their associate degree from Pierpont Community and Technical College make an average of $41,193 a year during the early days of their career. That is 37% higher than the national average of $30,020.
Pierpont Community and Technical 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 Pierpont Community and Technical College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 93.5% of the medical assisting students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Around 19.4% of medical assisting associate degree recipients at Pierpont Community and Technical College 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 | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 25 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant | 15 |
| Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | 16 |
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 | 15 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 8 |
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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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