by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Health/Medical Prep Programs is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Sierra College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in medical prep, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Sierra College paid an average of $309 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $46 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,104 | $7,416 |
| Fees | $52 | $52 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,224 | $2,224 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $7,400 | $7,400 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,096 | $3,096 |
Learn more about Sierra College tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Sierra College medical prep associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Sierra College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 86.1% of the medical prep students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 85.0%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in medical prep at Sierra College in 2019-2020, 40.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 47%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 50 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 78 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 230 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 27 |
Health/Medical Prep Programs students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | 389 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to health/medical prep programs.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 404 |
| Nursing | 38 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
