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%.
The Medical Assistant program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB). The program has been placed on Probationary Accreditation as of September 23, 2024.
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.
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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.
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