by our College Data Analytics TeamAllied Health & Medical Assisting Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Suffolk County 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 Suffolk County Community College paid an average of $456 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $228 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,470 | $10,940 |
| Fees | $507 | $507 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
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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. Medical Assisting students who received their associate degree at Suffolk County Community College took out an average of $14,000 in student loans. That is 28% lower than the national average of $19,521.
medical assisting who receive their associate degree from Suffolk County Community College make an average of $54,109 a year during the early days of their career. That is 80% higher than the national average of $30,020.
Online degrees for the Suffolk County Community College 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 Suffolk County Community College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 47.8% of the medical assisting students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in medical assisting at Suffolk County Community College in 2019-2020, 30.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Occupational Therapist Assistant | 2 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 21 |
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 | 10 |
| Allied Health Professions | 6 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 15 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 9 |
| Nursing | 205 |
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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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