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 South Central College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in medical assisting, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at South Central College paid an average of $161 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,835 | $4,835 |
| Fees | $656 | $656 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,251 | $1,251 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their associate degree at South Central College in Medical Assisting walked away with an average of $23,250 in student debt. That is 19% higher than the national average of $19,521.
The median early career salary of medical assisting students who receive their associate degree from South Central College is $27,822 per year. That is 7% lower than the national average of $30,020.
South Central 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 South Central College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in medical assisting in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Around 42.9% of medical assisting associate degree recipients at South Central College in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | 7 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to allied health and medical assisting services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 1 |
| Allied Health Professions | 6 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 2 |
| Nursing | 54 |
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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