Medical Assisting (MA), Level 1 Certificate

Medical Assisting (MA), Level 1 Certificate is a Masters program taught at Collin County Community College District, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

Medical Assisting (MA), Level 1 Certificate prepares students for work in hospitals, clinics, urgent care facilities, and every specialty of doctor’s offices. The program includes transfer and workforce courses, and it focuses on front office staff duties, clinical assisting, phlebotomy, EKG technician tasks, and general billing and coding knowledge.

The program total credit hours are 31. Workforce courses are mainly offered at the Technical Campus and the Wylie Campus. Students must complete at least 160 clinical (externship) hours in a physician’s office as assigned by the college. Graduation requires completing each course with a grade of C or better.

The minimum requirements for admission in Medical Assisting (MA), Level 1 Certificate at Collin County Community College District for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Collin County Community College District.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Collin County Community College District as pre-requiste for admission in Medical Assisting (MA), Level 1 Certificate.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

In addition to meeting Collin College Admission Requirements, students must complete the following prior to acceptance to the program: Program Application and Interview; Drug Screening; Background Check; TSI Exam. It is preferred that candidates will be TSI Complete, but the TSI exam is not required to take the Level 1 Certificate courses; Attend one of the program information sessions; Provide Immunization Records; Provide proof of health insurance prior to clinicals.

After Admission: To graduate, students must successfully complete each course in the program with a grade of C or better. Students must also complete at least 160 clinical (externship) hours in a physician's office as assigned by the college. All required workforce courses require a minimum grade of 75% to continue in the program.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.collin.edu/academics/programs/medical-assisting-advanced-practice-cert1-medicalassistingma.html

• Medical assistants hired in hospitals, clinics, urgent care facilities, and doctor’s offices

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