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 Southeastern College-West Palm Beach. 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Southeastern College-West Palm Beach was $816 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $19,336 | $19,336 |
| Fees | $910 | $910 |
| Books and Supplies | $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 Southeastern College-West Palm Beach in Medical Assisting walked away with an average of $26,183 in student debt. That is 34% higher than the national average of $19,521.
medical assisting who receive their associate degree from Southeastern College-West Palm Beach make an average of $26,850 a year during the early days of their career. That is 11% lower than the national average of $30,020.
Online degrees for the Southeastern College-West Palm Beach 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 Southeastern College-West Palm Beach Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in medical assisting in 2019-2020, 91.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 79.2% of the medical assisting associate degrees at Southeastern College-West Palm Beach in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| 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 | 24 |
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 | 47 |
| Nursing | 31 |
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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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