About
Medical Assistant Program
The Medical Assistant program at West Shore Community College offers a transformative educational experience designed to prepare students for a rewarding career in the dynamic healthcare field. This comprehensive program provides a robust curriculum, incorporating essential clinical externship experience and thorough preparation for national certification and successful job placement. Students benefit from a hybrid learning modality, blending online flexibility with practical, in-person training, ensuring a well-rounded and highly effective educational journey towards becoming a skilled and certified medical assistant.
Program Details:
- Cost: $6,455.00 based on in-district tuition if completed within normal time
- Duration: 1 year
- Schedule: Hybrid (combination of online and face-to-face instruction) with clinical externship
- Prerequisites: Minimum 60 Credit Hours; Overall GPA 2.0 Or Higher; Healthcare Background Check; Physical Exam; Current AHA And BLS Card
- Accreditations: Unknown
- Career Outcomes: Prepares students for certification and job placement in the healthcare field.
Organization
West Shore Community College
West Shore Community College
West Shore Community College is committed to community improvement, offering diverse degree pathways and vibrant arts and community engagement programs. Their mission is to make the community a better place to learn, live, work, and prosper. Students benefit from the unique Community College Guarantee program, which allows all students to earn a skills certificate or degree tuition-free, regardless of family income.
Highlights:
- Commitment to community improvement
- Tuition-free education through the Community College Guarantee
- Diverse degree pathways
- Vibrant arts and community engagement programs
- All students can earn a skills certificate or degree tuition-free