Start Your Healthcare Career in 2022!

Medical Assistant Program Starts 1/3/22, 

Here comes the holidays, and the New Year is right behind it… What are your plans for the coming year? Your grandma is sure to ask what you are planning to do. If you find yourself without any news to share, without any plans you are excited about, maybe it’s time to try something new. The New Year is the perfect time to take the first step towards something better, and a job you are passionate about is a great place to start. You don’t have to feel stuck in your current job – you can get started right now with career training for a rewarding career in healthcare. The Medical Assistant program at Central Coast College is enrolling now for January! With CCC, you can train for your new healthcare career, a career that will make you and your family proud. Why wait any longer to gain the skills you need to take the first step towards a better career, and a better life? Medical Assistant courses begin 1/3/22!

At Central Coast College, we train students for careers that are in high demand. Healthcare workers are essential, and medical assistants are critical to our healthcare system. Medical assistants work directly with patients and with other healthcare workers, providing critical support and assistance to nurses, physicians, and doctors. As a medical assistant you may work in doctor’s offices, hospitals, medical clinics, nursing homes, and other healthcare settings. These important healthcare workers are in high demand across the country, and the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics projects this field will continue to grow over the 2020 –  2030 decade at an incredible rate of 18% annually. If you have a passion for helping others, and are looking for a hands-on, patient-centered healthcare career, medical assisting could be right for you!

Medical assistants are responsible for both administrative and clinical tasks, and students in Central Coast College’s Medical Assistant program learn the essential skills to enter the job market with confidence. Under the guidance of experienced, professional instructors, students learn to perform both clinical and administrative tasks. CCC students learn:

• Greeting patients and answering telephone calls
• Scheduling appointments
• Verifying patient information and health insurance
• Updating and filing patients’ medical records
• Recording information in medical recordkeeping systems, such as the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system
• Completing and filing paperwork such as surgical permission forms, health check forms and insurance paperwork
• Preparing the examination rooms
• Preparing and handling medical instruments and supplies
• Measuring patients’ vital signs
• Administering medications and injections
• Collecting and preparing specimens of bodily fluids and tissues for laboratory testing
• Preparing the patient for any scheduled procedures, and answering any questions they may have regarding the procedure

Central Coast College’s Medical Assistant program is a diploma program that can be completed in as few as 46 weeks. Graduates of the Medical Assistant program receive their Certificate of Completion, Medical Assisting diploma, and are prepared to test for the nationally-recognized MA certification.  

With Central Coast College, you can start your New Year with training for a great healthcare career! This New Year, take the first step towards a career that will make you and your family proud. With career training from Central Coast College, in Salinas, California, you can gain the skills you need to pursue a rewarding career in healthcare. Why wait any longer to take the first step towards a better career, and a better life? Medical Assistant courses begin 1/3/22, and courses are enrolling now! Call (831) 424-6767 or get started here today!