by our College Data Analytics TeamAllied Health & Medical Assisting Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Southwestern 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, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Southwestern Community College paid an average of $268 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $76 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,128 | $7,504 |
| Fees | $209 | $209 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
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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. Students who received their associate degree at Southwestern Community College in Medical Assisting walked away with an average of $14,000 in student debt. That is 28% lower than the national average of $19,521.
The median early career salary of medical assisting students who receive their associate degree from Southwestern Community College is $38,906 per year. That is 30% higher than the national average of $30,020.
Southwestern Community 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 Southwestern Community College Online Learning page.
About 73.9% of the students who received their Associate in medical assisting in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Around 17.4% of medical assisting associate degree recipients at Southwestern Community College in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | 4 |
| Occupational Therapist Assistant | 9 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 10 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to allied health and medical assisting services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 9 |
| Allied Health Professions | 41 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 5 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 8 |
| Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services | 3 |
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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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