by our College Data Analytics TeamAllied Health & Medical Assisting Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at South Arkansas Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in medical assisting, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at SouthArk paid an average of $172 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $97 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,328 | $4,128 |
| Fees | $684 | $684 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,635 | $1,635 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Medical Assisting students who received their associate degree at SouthArk took out an average of $10,750 in student loans. That is 45% lower than the national average of $19,521.
The median early career salary of medical assisting students who receive their associate degree from SouthArk is $52,107 per year. That is 74% higher than the national average of $30,020.
Online degrees for the SouthArk medical assisting associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SouthArk Online Learning page.
Women made up around 86.2% of the medical assisting students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 31.0% of the medical assisting associate degrees at SouthArk in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 20 |
| 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 | 9 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 20 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to allied health and medical assisting services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | 24 |
| Nursing | 36 |
View All Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Related Majors >
*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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