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Medical Assistant Program - Lake Area Technical College
The Medical Assisting program at Lake Area Technical College offers a robust and transformative educational experience, equipping students with comprehensive competency-based instruction and practical skills through a supervised externship. This program is designed to develop cognitive, psychomotor, and affective skills essential for a successful career in medical assisting, ensuring graduates are well-prepared to enter the profession and achieve high job placement rates.
Program Details:
- Cost: 11928 USD
- Duration: 11 months
- Schedule: In-person, hybrid delivery options available, including a blend of online and on-campus learning for e-degrees.
- Prerequisites: Earn a grade of C (2.0) or higher in all courses as a prerequisite to the administrative and clinical externship.
- Accreditations: CAAHEP (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs)
- Career Outcomes: High job placement rate for graduates.
Organization
Lake Area Technical College
Lake Area Technical College
Lake Area Technical College, established in 1965 as South Dakota's first technical school, offers a superior, comprehensive technical education designed to change lives and launch careers. With 31 programs, including 13 hybrid online E-Degrees, the institution is a leader in technical education, partnering with business and industry to integrate the latest technology and methods to meet emerging global workforce demands.
Highlights:
- Recognized as South Dakota's first technical school
- Offers 31 programs, including 13 hybrid online E-Degrees
- 99% graduate employment or continuing education rate
- Mission: provides superior, comprehensive technical education that changes lives and launches careers
- Vision: leader in technical education working in partnership with business and industry and all levels of education, integrating the latest technology and methods to meet emerging global workforce demands while promoting technical education and maintaining excellence in all programs
- Founded in 1965