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Medical Assistant

Why Choose the Medical Assistant Program?


Medical assistants are multi-skilled allied health professionals with a variety of duties in the workplace. As such, CPTC's Medical Assistant program curriculum covers a wide range of areas, including anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, medical law and ethics, oral and written communication, administrative procedures, financial record keeping, mathematics, insurance billing and medical coding, basic office diagnostic procedures, principles of pharmacology and medication administration, venipuncture, medical and surgical asepsis, and microbiology.

Students receive training in administrative and clinical procedures performed in physicians' offices and/or clinics, and graduates are eligible to take the national certification exam through the American Association of Medical Assistants.

If you have a passion for helping people and are comfortable communicating with a diverse patient population and assisting in a wide range of areas in the office, this program and career path might be the right one for you.

This program starts Winter and Summer Quarters.

 

Program Info


Our Medical Assistant program can prepare you to perform a wide range of duties in physicians’ offices, clinics and other outpatient health care settings. 

How Long It Takes

Medical Assistant AAT Degree: 5 quarters

All program lengths are estimates and are not guarantees.

The five-year average for the exam passage rate for the years 2018-2022 is 81.94%.

Program Documents

This link provides access to items like program supply lists and fees, program maps to help you plan your entire time at CPTC, and more.

See all available Program Documents.

Your Questions, Answered!

Clover Park faculty and staff are available to introduce you to the college and all the programs we offer. 

Info Sessions

Information sessions that can introduce you to programs and help you get started at CPTC are offered regularly when classes are in session. To learn more about the types of sessions and see when the next sessions are scheduled, visit cptc.edu/info-sessions.

Contact Faculty Directly

Faculty welcome you to contact them with your questions.

Potential Careers

Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.

Get Started

  1. Talk with Entry Services in the Welcome Center to APPLY TO CPTC.
  2. Understand program costs, Tuition, and Fees
  3. Find Ways to Pay for CPTC.
  4. Search for and enroll in classes in ctcLink by visiting www.cptc.edu/MyCC.

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