Catalog Year:
2021 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 - 2025, 2025 - 2026

Prepares the student for entry level employment as a medical assistant and eligibility for approved state or national certification exam.

Career Opportunities

Medical front-office – administrative/clerical Medical back-office – patient care
Required Courses (22.5 credits)
Units: 22.5
All Allied Health courses must be completed with a minimum grade of “C” to progress within and to graduate from the programs in order to fulfill Occupational Certificate requirements.
BIO 212
HUMAN BIOLOGY
3.0
BUS 227
BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS
4.0
MAST 110
MEDICAL ASSISTING BASICS
2.0
MAST 111A
MEDICAL ASSISTING FAST TRACK
9.5
MAST 111B
MEDICAL ASSISTING FAST TRACK LAB
1.0
NRAD 222
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
3.0
Plus 3-4 credits from the following:
Units: 3.0-4.0
BUS 228
OFFICE TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
3.0
CIS 210
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
4.0
CSS 225
COLLEGE SUCCESS
3.0
PHLB 109A
PHLEBOTOMY
2.0
PHLB 109B
PHLEBOTOMY EXTERNSHIP
1.0
NAST 148
NURSING ASSISTANT
3.0
NAST 148L
NURSING ASSISTANT LAB
2.0
Total: 25.5-26.5

Program Outcomes

Outcome
Demonstrate and apply ethical, competent, and safe patient care within their scope of practice of a Medical Assistant and/or Phlebotomist.
Assessment
Clinical/Employment Surveys
Externship Evaluation
Outcome
Applies the knowledge/skills necessary to pass the State exam (phlebotomy only).
Assessment
National Exam Results
Outcome
Applies the knowledge/skills necessary to become employed (medical assisting only).
Assessment
Clinical/Employment Surveys
Externship Evaluation