Healthcare Programs: Medical Assisting

The Central Coast College Medical Assisting Program is leading the way in training for one of the most in-demand professions. Are you looking for a new career that offers stability, flexibility and the chance to help people every day?

Medical Assisting Training

Does a career that blends the use of modern technology with the human touch sound appealing? Then the Medical Assisting Program is right for you.

Medical assisting offers benefits that many other career choices can't. The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists medical assisting as one of the fastest growing occupations (http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos164.htm) over the coming years. As the healthcare industry grows, more and more highly skilled healthcare workers will be required. This is the opportunity you have been waiting for!

A career as a medical assistant offers tremendous flexibility as well. Many medical assistants perform administrative and clinical tasks for physicians, medical specialists and chiropractors. You can work in environments like urgent care clinics, in-patient and out-patient facilities, or in a specialist's office.

When you enroll in our medical assisting program you will gain a full set of skills to get you on the way to a successful career in the field of healthcare. These skills include:

  • Medical Terminology
  • Medical Office Procedures
  • Medical Records Keeping and Electronic Medical Records
  • Patient Vital Signs
  • Venipuncture and Injections
  • Use of Laboratory equipment, including centrifuges and autoclaves
  • Use of EKG's

Graduates of this program are qualified and prepared to begin their new careers in about one year if completed in normal time.

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Program Details
Weeks Clock Hours Tuition Completion Rate* Placement Rate*
42 737 $13,000 84.16% 79.45%
*Completion and Placement rates are based on 2010 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) program information as submitted to ACCET.

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