Central Oregon Community College Allied Health and Medical Assisting (Certificate): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Certificate in Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
- Public college
- Bend, OR
- About 31 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release ยท BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Central Oregon Community College allied health and medical assisting graduates earn more than graduates of most allied health and medical assisting programs nationally, $39,674 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $14,833 in federal loans, more than at 90% of allied health and medical assisting programs in the country. One other Oregon program reports higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Oregon and national columns are the medians across all allied health and medical assisting certificate programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every Oregon allied health and medical assisting program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Oregon medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $157 a month, or 4.7% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
89% of graduates (16 of 18) were working in Oregon one year after graduating. Prices in the Bend area are about 4% above the national average, so a $39,674 salary here buys what about $38,293 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to allied health and medical assisting, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Medical Assistants
$50,410Median pay in Oregon. 11,840 people work in this job in Oregon. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 13% from 2025 to 2035, with about 109,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.
Pharmacy Technicians
$54,900Median pay in Oregon. 4,320 people work in this job in Oregon. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 44,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
$83,010Median pay in Oregon. 2,660 people work in this job in Oregon. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 20,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Surgical Technologists
$81,390Median pay in Oregon. 1,090 people work in this job in Oregon. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 7,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.
About Central Oregon Community College
Allied Health and Medical Assisting is the only certificate program at Central Oregon Community College that reports first-year earnings.
Common questions
The median graduate earns $39,674 one year after graduating. The median across allied health and medical assisting certificate programs in Oregon is $37,872.
The median federal loan balance is $14,833, which ranks 5th lowest of 5 allied health and medical assisting certificate programs in Oregon. That works out to about $157 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 37% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 36%. Compare the cost with other Oregon programs before deciding.
Most do. 89% (16 of 18) were working in Oregon one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Oregon comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the allied health and medical assisting program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024