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 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

Admission requirements:

• Applicants must pass an entrance exam
• High school diploma not required
• Free GED program available to all students

Location:

Classes are held at the Colton and Victorville campuses. Externships are held in selected hospitals and agencies in San Bernardino and Riverside counties.

Accreditation/Approval:

• Accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES)

• Approved by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Course length:

• 8 months day sessions / 10 months evening sessions
• Day sessions: 8am to 12pm or 1pm to 5pm
• Evening session: 6pm to 10pm

This comprehensive program is eligible for a variety of Financial Aid for Those Who Qualify:

GRANTS

• Federal Pell Grant

• Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant

• Cal-Grant B & C

• W.I.A.

• V.A.

• E.D.D.

• CalWorks

• Vocational Rehab

LOANS

• Federal Direct Student Loans

• Federal Stafford Subsidized Loan

• Federal Stafford Unsubsidized Loan

• Federal Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS)

WORK STUDY

• Federal Work Study Programs

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Medical Assistant Disclosure

Medical Assistants are trained to perform the following duties: take medical histories and record vital signs, explain treatment procedures to patients and prepare patients for examination. Medical Assistants prepare laboratory specimens or perform basic laboratory tests on the premises, sterilize medical instruments and sterilize office exam rooms for surgery. They instruct patients and their families on treatments, medication and special diets, prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician, authorize drug refills as directed, answer telephones, telephone prescriptions into pharmacies, draw blood, prepare patients for radiography tests, take electrocardiograms, remove sutures and change dressings, perform first aid, maintain equipment, schedule appointments, arrange for hospital admissions and surgeries, handle billing and bookkeeping, handle correspondence and lab forms and the list continues.

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 31-9092.00
Occupational Information Network (O*NET)
http://www.onetcodeconnector.org/ccreport/31-9092.00

Cost of Program (When completed in normal time)
Tuition: $15,225
*Registration Fee: $75.00
*/**Student Tuition Recovery Fund: $37.50
Room and Board: Not available
Total Cost: $15,337.50

*Non-Refundable ** $2.50 for every $1000 rounded to the nearest $1000
Applicable only to California residents.

Median Loan Debt
Title IV Loan Debt: $9,500
Private Loan Debt: $0
Institutional Loan Debt: $0

Length of Program
32 Weeks
33.5 Semester Credits
760 Clock Hours

Award: Medical Assistant Diploma

Program Completion
July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010
Department of Education (DOE)
On-Time Graduation Rate: 74% – Colton, 65% – Victorville

Program Placement
July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010
Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES)
Job Placement Rate: 85%