About
Medical Assistant Program at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges The Medical Assistant program at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges offers comprehensive, competency-based training designed to transform aspiring healthcare professionals into highly skilled and adaptable Medical Assistants. With a curriculum spanning basic anatomy and physiology, medical law and ethics, psychology, and hands-on clinical skills, graduates are exceptionally prepared for high-demand roles. The program's hybrid modality, combining online coursework with on-campus labs, provides flexibility while ensuring practical expertise through an essential externship, offering a distinct advantage in the competitive healthcare landscape.
Program Details:
- Cost: 223 USD per credit hour
- Duration: Approximately 18 months
- Schedule: Hybrid format; two days a week online courses and two days completing labs on campus
- Prerequisites: Graduate of an accredited high school or high school equivalency, demonstrate college-level readiness in English
- Accreditations: Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
- Career Outcomes: Prepares graduates for high-demand healthcare jobs and the NCCT certification exam.
Organization
Eastern Iowa Community College
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a higher education institution serving multiple counties along the Mississippi River, including Clinton, Jackson, Muscatine, Scott, Cedar, and Louisa. It offers a broad range of educational programs, including over 50 Career Technology options and Associate in Arts/College Transfer programs, with a strong emphasis on affordability, comprehensive student support services, and flexible learning modalities such as online and hybrid courses.
Highlights:
- Serves multiple counties with diverse transfer and career technology programs
- Emphasizes affordability and comprehensive student support
- Offers flexible learning modalities, including online and hybrid courses
- Significant educational resource with over 8,000 credit students and 30,000 continuing education students annually