Our 900-hour program offers 636 hours of classroom training and 264 hours of hands on experience at externship sites in surrounding healthcare facilities.

Teacher: Margaret Dalton
Aide: Heather Harrison

ACWHCC Medical Assisting Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) on recommendations of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants.

Certified Medical Assistants (CMAs) perform administrative and clnical duties under the direction of a physician.

Some tasks include:

• Schedule patients
• Prepare patients for examinations
• Assist in clinical or patient-care procedures
• Perform patient education
• Perform management and supervisory tasks
• Process medical billing, and coding
• Insurance claims
• Perform blood draws
• Maintain medical records
   

Certifications:

• At the completion of this course the student will be eligible to sit for the nationally recognized Certified Medical Assistant examination offerer by the American Association of Medical Assistants.

Accreditations
Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center Medical Assisting Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) 35 West Wacker Dr., Suite 1970, Chicago, Illinois 60601-2208, Phone: 312-553-9355, on recommendations of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment.

Start Date: August 29, 2011
Daytime Classes: Monday - Friday
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Course Cost: $6,846.00

 For questions email awhj_vloucks@tccsa.net

Attention Financial Aid Recipients:

School Year (as of 3/16/2012)

Completion Rate:  90%

Placement Rate:  70%

Median Loan Debt:  $1,290.52 (All Students)   $2,802 (for those students who took loans)

Estimated Amount of aid to be used toward Room and Board:  $2,080 per year

CIP Code #51.0801

O-Net Link  http://www.bls.gov/soc/2010/soc319092.htm

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