Medical assistants enjoy a rewarding career path working in hospitals, clinics, physicians’ offices, long-term care facilities, and more. As a medical assistant, you can be an important member of the healthcare team and enjoy a career where you directly impact the lives of your patients every day.
If you want to become a medical assistant but traditional on-campus classes don’t work for your schedule, South College can help!
Medical Assisting (MA) Programs Offered Online at South College
We offer both a Certificate in Medical Assisting and an Associate of Science in Medical Assisting as online programs. All classes for these programs are available online, with campus checkoffs scheduled with the MA program director.
Through completion of required courses, faculty seek to prepare you to:
- arrange appointments, medical records, insurance forms, and lab services
- communicate treatment plan to patients
- prepare patients for their exams
- administer medications
- draw blood
- remove sutures
- dress wounds
Choosing Your Medical Assisting Program
In the Certificate in Medical Assisting program, you’ll study basic concepts in medical assisting and explore the ethical and legal responsibilities that you’ll encounter every day as a medical assistant. The program is designed to allow for easy transition to our associate of applied science degree program if you choose to continue your education. Successful completion of the certificate program can also qualify you to take the Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) exam.
The Associate of Science in Medical Assisting program dives deeper into specialized topics like billing and coding, anatomy, physiology, lab procedures, and more. The associate program is not programmatically accredited.
Regardless of which path you take; South College is here to provide you with a quality education and the personalized attention you need to prepare to be a medical assistant.
