by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Physical Therapy 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 Southwest Tennessee Community 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Southwest paid an average of $692 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $168 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,032 | $16,608 |
| Fees | $311 | $311 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,545 | $1,545 |
Learn more about Southwest tuition and fees.
medical assisting who receive their associate degree from Southwest make an average of $38,289 a year during the early days of their career. That is 28% higher than the national average of $30,020.
Online degrees for the Southwest 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 Southwest Online Learning page.
Women made up around 78.9% of the medical assisting students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 42.1% of the medical assisting associate degrees at Southwest in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 19 |
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 | 23 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 14 |
| Nursing | 94 |
| Other Health Professions | 3 |
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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