Is a allied health and medical assisting degree from Mott Community College worth it?

It depends on your other options. Debt equals 55% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 50%. Compare the cost with other Michigan programs before deciding.

Mott Community College Allied Health and Medical Assisting (Associate's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

Q: How much debt do Mott Community College allied health and medical assisting graduates have?

The median federal loan balance is $17,500, which ranks 5th lowest of 8 allied health and medical assisting associate's programs in Michigan. That works out to about $186 a month over 10 years.

Q: Do Mott Community College allied health and medical assisting graduates stay in Michigan?

Most do. 90% (26 of 29) were working in Michigan one year after graduating.

Associate's in Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Public college
Flint, MI
About 29 graduates a year

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

Mott Community College allied health and medical assisting graduates earn less than graduates of most allied health and medical assisting programs nationally, $31,965 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $17,500 in federal loans, close to the national median of $19,000. Several Michigan programs report higher pay.

First-year earnings$31,96524th percentile of 376 programs nationally

Earnings after 5 years$43,41636% more than year one

Median federal debt$17,5005th lowest of 8 Michigan programs

Debt-to-earnings55%Michigan median 55%, national 50%

How it compares

Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Michigan and national columns are the medians across all allied health and medical assisting associate's programs that report the figure.

	Mott Community College	Michigan	National
Earnings, 1 year after graduating	$31,965	$32,901	$37,256
Earnings, 5 years after graduating	$43,416	$38,072	$41,892
Median federal debt at graduation	$17,500	$17,272	$19,000
Debt as share of first-year pay	55%	55%	50%
Programs compared		10	376

Five years out, Mott Community College graduates earn more than the national figure and about $5,345 more than the Michigan median.

Debt and first-year pay at every Michigan allied health and medical assisting program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Michigan medians.

Mott Community CollegeOther Michigan programs

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

What graduates earn over time

Pay rises about 36% between the first and fifth year.

Mott Community College grads, year 1$31,965

Mott Community College grads, year 5$43,416

All Michigan allied health and medical assisting grads, year 5$38,072

Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.

Paying back the loans

On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $186 a month, or 7.0% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.

Two years into repayment (48 borrowers)	Share
Paying down the balance	40–59%

The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual.

Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth

90% of graduates (26 of 29) were working in Michigan one year after graduating. Prices in the Flint area are about 7% below the national average, so a $31,965 salary here buys what about $34,358 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

$39,870

Median pay in Michigan. 27,810 people work in this job in Michigan. 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.

Bottom 10%: $35,000Top 10%: $48,330

Pharmacy Technicians

$44,340

Median pay in Michigan. 14,240 people work in this job in Michigan. 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.

Bottom 10%: $35,430Top 10%: $54,740

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

$61,260

Median pay in Michigan. 10,000 people work in this job in Michigan. 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.

Bottom 10%: $37,560Top 10%: $91,280

Surgical Technologists

$63,320

Median pay in Michigan. 3,840 people work in this job in Michigan. 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.

Bottom 10%: $43,690Top 10%: $79,550

About Mott Community College

In-district tuition and fees	$6,845 / year
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$11,460 / year
Average net price after aid	$5,687 / year
Graduation rate (within 1.5 times the normal program length)	32%
Undergraduate students	5,251

Allied Health and Medical Assisting ranks 6th of 9 associate's programs at Mott Community College by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($73,034), Diagnostic and Treatment Professions ($53,532), and Drafting and Design Technology ($44,903).

Other allied health and medical assisting associate's programs near Flint

School	Distance	Year 1 pay	Debt
Mott Community CollegeFlint, MI · public		$31,965	$17,500
Baker CollegeOwosso, MI · private nonprofit	25 mi	$36,955	$23,184
Ross Medical Education Center-BrightonBrighton, MI · private for-profit	33 mi	$31,888	$15,608
Macomb Community CollegeWarren, MI · public	50 mi	$29,234	$15,865
Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, MI · public	52 mi	$39,704	$14,935
Henry Ford CollegeDearborn, MI · public	53 mi	$17,369	$19,750

Common questions

The median graduate earns $31,965 one year after graduating and $43,416 five years after. The median across allied health and medical assisting associate's programs in Michigan is $32,901.

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 Michigan 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

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