Medical Assistant
Medical Assistant
Medical Assisting is one of the fastest growing fields in health care. The Medical Assistant One-Year Certificate of Completion program trains individuals to assist with clinical and administrative procedures in a variety of outpatient medical settings. Admissions into this program is non-competitive and job placement after completion is very high.
- Are you looking for a career that offers choice and opportunity?
- Do you want to work in a team-oriented environment?
- Are you a good communicator who finds fulfillment in helping others?
- Can you organize tasks and take direction well?
- Do you like performing a variety of duties throughout the day?
- Do you want access to positions with stable hours and benefit packages?
If so, then the Medical Assistant Program may be right for you:
Medical Assistant - One Year Certificate of Completion(Online Catalog)
This four-term program prepares students to assist health care providers in offices or clinical settings in a broad range of administrative and clinical skills. Duties might include taking a patients medical history and vital signs, preparing patients for exams and medical procedures, plus administering select tests or medications as directed by clinicians.
Administrative duties may require maintenance of medical records, patient scheduling, knowledge of insurance regulations plus basic secretarial and receptionist skills.
Students are admitted once per year and begin in the fall term. Students build a sense of belonging by going through courses sequentially and with their group. Our lab is equipped with the most up-to-date equipment.
Accreditation
The Central Oregon Community College Medical Assistant Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, CAAHEP upon the recommendation of Medical Assisting Education Review Board, MAERB.
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
25400 US Highway 19 North, Suite 158 Clearwater, FL 33763
www.caahep.org| 727.2102350
Central Oregon Community College is accredited by:
The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
8060 165th Ave. NE, Suite 100 Redmond, WA 98052
www.nwccu.org| 425.558.4224
For more information, please contact:
Shannon Waller,
Medical Assistant Program Director
swaller@cocc.edu| 541.318.3722
ALLIED HEALTH INFO SESSIONS
Our Allied Health Information Session will:
- Describe each occupation. Topics will include typical clinical and administrative duties, certification and licensing.
- Review the structure, length and cost of the programs.
- General information about the Allied Health programs.
Program Goals
The primary goal of the COCC Medical Assistant Program is to prepare competent entry-level medical assistants in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and effective (behavior) learning domains (as defined by the Commission for Accreditation of Allied Health Education).
Student Success
Job Placement for 2020 Graduates was 100%.
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Medical Assistant Statistics
Below is a table which shows the outcomes of the COCC medical assisting program as reported to the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB) on the program’s 2021 Annual Report.
Cohort Year |
Retention |
Job Placement |
Credentialing Exam Passage |
Graduate Satisfaction |
Employer Satisfaction |
2020 |
97% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
2019 |
95% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
2018 |
87% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
2017 |
85% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
2016 |
79% |
87% |
93% |
100% |
100% |
Five Year Average |
90% |
96% |
97% |
100% |
100% |
*Numbers are rounded to the nearest whole number |
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