Medical Assistant Program:
When you graduate as a medical assistant, you will work under the direct supervision and control of a doctor and/or registered nurse.
When you graduate as a medical assistant, you will work under the direct supervision and control of a doctor and/or registered nurse to perform the following duties:
- Arrange hospital admission
- Explain treatment procedures to patients
- Front office responsibilities such as bookkeeping
- Perform basic lab tests
- Prepare laboratory specimens
- Maintain equipment and prepare patients for radiography tests
- Prepare patients for examinations
- Schedule appointments
- Sterilize medical instruments and sterilize office exam rooms and much more
The program:
Prepares the student to work in various settings including front and back office.
Admissions Requirements:
- Pass an entrance exam
- High school diploma or GED required
- GED program available to all students
Location:
Classes are held at the Colton and Victorville campuses. Clinical rotations are held in selected hospitals and agencies in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties according to subjects being studied.
Financial Aid
This comprehensive program is eligible for a variety of Financial Aid for Those Who Qualify:
- Federal Pell Grant
- Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
- Cal-Grant B & C
- W.I.A.
- V.A.
- E.D.D.
- CalWorks
- Vocational Rehab
- Federal Direct Student Loans
- Federal Stafford Subsidized Loan
- Federal Stafford Unsubsidized Loan
- Federal Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS)
- Federal Work Study Programs
