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 Puget Sound Community College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in medical assisting, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at South Puget Sound Community College was $291 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $113 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,230 | $9,687 |
| Fees | $465 | $465 |
| Books and Supplies | $930 | $930 |
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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. Medical Assisting students who received their associate degree at South Puget Sound Community College took out an average of $17,130 in student loans. That is 12% lower than the national average of $19,521.
medical assisting who receive their associate degree from South Puget Sound Community College make an average of $33,993 a year during the early days of their career. That is 13% higher than the national average of $30,020.
Online degrees for the South Puget Sound 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 South Puget Sound Community College Online Learning page.
About 85.7% of the students who received their Associate in medical assisting in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 81.1%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in medical assisting at South Puget Sound Community College in 2019-2020, 28.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 0 |
| 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 | 14 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to allied health and medical assisting services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dental Support Services | 22 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 1 |
| Nursing | 38 |
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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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