DIPLOMA • 42 - 48 CREDITS • MEDA DIPL, MEDAPHL DIPL
This program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs at Battle Creek, Caro and the W.A. Lettinga campus (www.caahep.org) upon recommendation of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment (AAMAE). The program is designed to prepare competent entry-level medical assistants in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains. Graduates are prepared in the basics of patient care, basic laboratory practices and medical office procedures. The graduate is eligible to take the certification exam of the American Association of Medical Assistants (CMA) and/or the American Medical Technologist Exam (RMA). (At some locations, an option of this program is to complete a phlebotomy concentration, which makes the graduate eligible to write a phlebotomy certification exam.)
| Foundations of Excellence |
14 cr. |
| BIOL120 |
Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology |
4 cr. |
| BIOL131 |
Introduction To Human Disease |
3 cr. |
| ENGL109 |
Composition |
3 cr. |
| HLTH100 |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/First Aid |
1 cr. |
| MATH125 |
Intermediate Algebra |
3 cr. |
| Foundations of Health Professions |
12 cr. |
| CISP112 |
Applied Information Technology |
3 cr. |
| HLTH101 |
Introduction to Health Careers |
3 cr. |
| HLTH110 |
Medical Terminology |
3 cr. |
| HLTH220 |
Pharmacology |
3 cr. |
| Major |
16 cr. |
| HINT250 |
Introduction to Reimbursement Systems |
3 cr. |
| MEDA254 |
Clinical Patient Care |
3 cr. |
| MEDA255 |
Clinical Laboratory Procedures |
3 cr. |
| MEDA259 |
Medical Office Applications |
3 cr. |
| MEDA290 |
Medical Assisting Practicum |
4 cr. |
| Phlebotomy Option |
6 cr. |
| MEDA261 |
Phlebotomy Laboratory |
3 cr. |
| MEDA262 |
Phlebotomy Practicum |
3 cr. |
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| Cost of Education |
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Tuition and Fees * |
$24,917 |
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Books and Supplies |
$2,800 |
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Room and Board |
Not Applicable |
| Median Loan Debt |
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Federal Loans |
$23,643 |
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Private Education Loans |
0 |
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Institution Financing Plan |
0 |
On-time Graduation Rate**
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67% |
* Total cost of completion based on 2011-12 published rates.
** Represents graduates between July 2010 through June 2011 who attended on a full-time basis and completed within the standard timeframe.
