This school offers two programs to its MA aspirants. The first is a certificate, known as the Administrative Medical Assistant Certificate program. The total credits required for this program are 30. A minimum C grade is required to procure the certificate. You’ll be eligible to apply for the CMA licensing exam after having completed this course.

You can take the second program of medical assisting provided by the college, which is an Associate in Applied Sciences (AAS) degree. It has the scope for 160 hours for externship. This degree is to be completed in 2 years, and after you’ve achieved a total of 60 academic credits. This program has unique requirements for admission and a special application and selection program.

Admissions usually occur at fall and require a deposit of $200 to reserve the seat for the aspirant. An allied health application form has to be filled up, and an overall 2.5 GPA is required for admission, with a drug screening test and background check. The college boasts of an exam pass rate of 83% and a retention rate of 100% for the 2017 cohort. They have also achieved a 100% graduate satisfaction rate for their medical assistant program in the past 5 years.

This school offers a certificate program to its MA aspirants, which runs for 9 months from August every year to May. After completing the certification, MAs are eligible to take the RMA test and also are eligible to apply for the PN course. There are lectures, lab work, as well as externship opportunities in medical offices in this course.

Moreover, the school also offers a degree program, which is a 2-year course. This AAS degree not only prepares you to be a trained MA but also makes you eligible for applying and qualifying in the RMA approved AMT (American Medical Technologist) examination along with a CPR certification credential at the end of the program. The college has recently introduced evening time training format along with day classes for their adult health occupation programs.

Known for imparting vocational and top-notch technical education, this college offers two programs in medical assisting, including a certification and degree course. The certificate program has a requirement of 31 total credit hours and makes you eligible for applying for an entry-level position in a medical institution.

The second is a 2-year degree program which prepares for a multitude of healthcare options. A minimum GPA of 2 must be maintained throughout all MAST courses for this AAS degree. The total credit hours required for the program is 60. A background check and drug screening test must be done and submitted along with the application to the course.

The semi-annual medical assisting fee is $225, and there are a host of additional expenses that have to be paid and are not inclusive of the tuition fee, which is $2,186 for full-time resident students and $3,450 for out-station students.

Academy of Careers and Technology offers a certificate course in medical assisting to its medical assistant candidates. An associate degree that requires individuals to complete 1,080 total credit hours in 2 years has lectures, lab works, and externship for hands-on experience. Moreover, classes start in August every year, and for first year students, classes happen five times a week, from Monday to Friday (7.15 AM to 10.15 AM) and for second year students from 11.15 AM to 2.15 PM.

The certifications you receive along with the Medical Assisting Certificate are for First Aid, CPR, Osha 10 Healthcare, and NOCTI. They offer a variety of student aids like the Federal Pell Grants program and Workforce WV to assist you in your educational ventures.

Like most schools, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College also offers two distinct programs to its medical assistant students. The first is a certificate program, and to be eligible for admission, the aspirant must have a GED or a high school diploma. A total of 39 credit hours are required, and after completion, students can take the AMT’s RMA certificate test. The second one is an AAS degree program. This 2-year degree needs one to complete 60 total credits, and admissions usually occur in fall.

The hourly fees per semester for resident students is $172, and $311 for non-resident students. Other additional costs for a resident student are $2,064 and $3732 for non-residents. To qualify for the MA programs at Blue Ridge, candidates are required to have a Healthcare Provider Level CPR and First Aid certifications. To successfully graduate, the students must also pass all the course modules with a Grade C or higher.

It offers a Clinical Medical Assistant program, after the completion of which, students are eligible to take the Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) exam by NHA, along with the certifications of EKG and Phlebotomy Technician. The credential awarded at the end of the program is a diploma, and the course takes 9 months to complete. The college takes pride in its WE CARE classroom learning methodology, where their teachers guide the trainees through admission, classroom sessions, and even after their graduation via career services to help them with placements.

There’s also an online medical assisting associate’s degree that enrolls students in and around Berkeley. It takes 18 months to complete the course, and financial aids and grants can also be availed for the same. The online classes provide students the flexibility to learn the courses from the comfort of their homes, and also gives them 24/7 tech support.

Founded in 2014, this college offers a 2-year Associate in Applied Sciences program to medical assistant aspirants in the state. The degree program is divided into 4 semesters, and the completion of specific credit hours is required to procure the degree. The first semester has a credit requirement of 15, whereas the second semester’s credit requirement is 13, followed by 16 and 14 credits in the third and fourth semesters, respectively. To get hold of the degree, a minimum grade C must be maintained at this school.

The medical assistant program fee per semester is $175, and there are other additional fees that must be met. Books and supplies can cost up to an additional $350 to $750. The school also has a Student Success Centre in place, which takes care of tuition and assessment services, academic guidance, counseling, etc.

Offered across 41 locations, Medical Education Center offers a medical assistant degree that can be completed in 30 weeks for day students, and 36 weeks for night students. The number of modules taught is six, and six weeks of the externship is a necessary part of the course module. Another USP of Ross is its flexible externship, which unlike other schools, does not bound the students with any waiting period.

During the coursework, the trainees are taught administrative skills such as word processing, medical charting and filing, and computer information. It also offers an online program that lasts for 40 weeks. This AAS degree requires you to complete 12 modules, and three concentrations are also available; medical scribe, patient experience, and electronic medical records.

This school offers an Associate in Applied Science degree to medical assistants, which has been accredited by the AAMA’s recent role delineation study. It requires you to complete 62 total credit hours and has a 92% placement rate from its 2018 batch. It is a limited enrolment degree program, and the college starts admission from the fall semester each year, from March 1 till the starting of May.

The school also boasts of an exam pass rate of 100% from the 2017 cohort. Apart from that, the employer and graduate satisfaction rates of Mountwest for the year 2018 had also been an impressive 100%. To be eligible to apply, you must have a high school diploma or GED. A 2.5 GPA or higher and a Grade C or better has to be maintained throughout the general and support courses in the first year. The students must also attain a valid CPR certification for the successful completion of the program.

The school provides an Associate in Applied Science program for its medical assistants, which requires 60 total credit hours to be completed by the student. Clinicals or externship is essential and a necessary part of the course, which take place on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. The coursework is divided into 4 semesters, and $5 is the course fee per hour for MAs. Admissions happen in 3 semesters, fall, spring, and summer.

The college has 4 campuses across West Virginia. However, the complete MA degree programs are only available at the Williamson and Boone/Lincoln campuses. Logan and McDowell locations provide only the elementary general courses, which are support modules and do not include the complete coursework. The graduates of this program earn transfer credits, which are acceptable statewide for the high school EDGE courses.

This college offers a degree program that goes on for 24 months. The medical assistant occupational associate degree in applied science trains your clinical adeptness as well as administrative efficiency. The graduates of this AAS degree will also earn certifications in CPR, First Aid, and Heimlich maneuver. The college has an excellent placement record, and their students have been placed with some good local employers, including Beverly Medical Center, Cornerstone Health Care, Bright Star Care, Camden Clark Medical Center, etc.

After the completion of the 2-year program, the students will be eligible to take the National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA) exam and National Certified Phlebotomy Technician (NCPT) exam by NCCT. The program also prepares candidates for medical office software applications and usage. Along with the usual core medical assistant courses, the aspirants also get to learn the drug standards, sources and legislation of drugs, classification of medicines, pharmaceutical preparations, etc.

It offers a 10-month program, that’s a professional Medical Clinical Assistant Training, with externship hours for hands-on practical knowledge plus additional knowledge in pharmacology and phlebotomy. The admissions are starting from Aug 17 at all campuses, including the WV campus. You’ll be eligible to take the CCMA certification test post completion of the degree because the college is approved by NHA.

The institute also features a 3-minute online fun program readiness quiz on its website, which will get you an individualized report on your interest areas and social/educational strengths, along with recommending the best-suited training course for you. The duties of the college don’t end with academic completion of the course, as they provide constant career guidance to their graduates to complete their career goals from a medical assistant student to a trained working professional. Valley college also offers a 9-month online course as the medical administrative assistant training program.