Program Overview
The Medical Assistant Program provides you with the knowledge and skills to perform the duties of a medical assistant and prepares you to complete a national certification exam.
Medical assistants work primarily in doctors' offices and other care clinics as a key member of the allied healthcare team.
Clinical Lab Assistants perform routine medical laboratory tests for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease and may work under the supervision of a medical technologist. The curriculum will allow the students to gain competency in cognitive, psychomotor, and affective competencies in entry level laboratory skills.
You receive training in both the administrative and clinical areas of medical assistance so you can work to keep the offices and clinics of numerous health professionals running smoothly under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties you may perform include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties you may perform include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed. Our curriculum helps students gain competency in cognitive, psychomotor and affective competencies.
What You Will Learn
- Demonstrate competent patient care of a medical assistant in ambulatory healthcare facilities.
- Exhibit basic skills of a medical assistant including: obtaining vital signs, phlebotomy, pharmacology, EKG, and assisting providers with specialty examinations
- Perform accurate medical documentation, patient education instruction, communication, and apply critical thinking skills in both simulated and clinical settings.
Estimated Cost
Total Program Cost: $3,794
Tuition: $2,520
Student Fees: $252
Lab Fees: $240
Books: $535
Complio: $82
Scrubs: $50
National Exam: $115
Estimated total program costs include tuition, fees, lab fees, books, and required materials. Fees for third-party licensure or certification examinations are not included in the total program cost.
Career Outlook
Some careers shown require further education beyond this program.
Additional Information
We have made a good-faith effort to collect state licensure requirements for the SLCC programs of study that lead to professional licensure. You can view additional information about state licensure requirements on our Professional Licensure webpage.
Program Entry Requirements
- Current Immunization Status for: Tdap, MMR, Two-Step TB, Hep B (series completed and titer prior to externship), Varicella, Influenza
- Background Check
- Drug Screen
- Minimum age 16 years (must be 18 for externship)
- Student must have a high school diploma or GED to be eligible to sit for the national certification exam that is a required component of this program.
For full program details, please visit the program website.