Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting

Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting is a private community college located in Nashville, TN. It offers 2 programs through Certificate and Associate's programs. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 1 programs). It is accredited by Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools.

The 2024 tuition & fees are $7,602 for undergraduate programs at Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average costs ($17,412) of private community colleges in Tennessee.

It has 791 students that are lower than the average population (1,560 students) of community colleges in Tennessee. In addition, 36 students have enrolled online exclusively. The student to faculty ratio is 85 to 1 which is higher than the average ratio (18 to 1) of Tennessee community colleges.

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Academic Overview

Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting is a 2-4 years, private (for-profit) school located in Nashville, Tennessee.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $7,602 on average. It offers 2 degree programs through 1 Certificate, 1 Associate's programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 1 programs (1 Associate's programs).

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, private (for-profit)
Address	1507 County Hospital Road, Nashville, TN
Phone	615-678-8196
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	$7,602
Student Population »	791 Total Enrollment
Average Financial Aid »	$4,298
Students to Faculty	85:1 (1.18%)

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $7,602 for undergraduate programs at Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting. The tuition & fees at Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting is cheaper than the average costs ($17,412) over private community colleges in Tennessee. Next table describes 2023-2024 tuition & fees at Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting compares to Tennessee community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes of tuition costs over last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. You can check more comprehensive tuition information at cost of attendance page.

Cost of Attendance

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	Amount
Tuition & Fees	$7,602
Books & Supplies	$1,313
Average Financial Aid	$4,298
Cost of Attendance	$8,915
Total Costs After Financial Aid	$4,617

Tuition by Program

2024 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program Name	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Surgical Technology/Technologist	$7,602	$1,313	60 Hours	18 Months
Surgical Technology/Technologist	$7,745	$125	649 Hours	12 Months

Comparison

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Tuition & Fees
Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting	$7,602
Private Community Colleges in Tennessee	$17,412
Private Community Colleges in U.S.	$19,928

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting offers Certificate and Associate's programs. Of that, 1 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	1	1	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

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	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Surgical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	17 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 791 students at Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 178 male students and 596 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	774	738	36
Male Students	178	166	12
Female Students	596	572	24

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting, there are 791 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 790 students were attending classes through distance learning (36 students are enrolled exclusively and 754 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	791
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	36
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	754
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	1

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