Diploma: Medical Assisting

Available:

·         Florence, KY Campus

·         Tri-County Cincinnati, OH Campus

In response to industry demand for appropriately trained personnel, the Medical Assisting Diploma program provides graduates with specialized clinical training and associated administrative skills.

Clinical Skills Instruction:

·         Applying the principles of aseptic technique and infection control

·         Recording vital signs

·         Assisting with patient examinations

·         Processing specimens

·         Basic diagnostic testing

Administrative Skills Instruction:

·         Scheduling appointments

·         Processing medical records

·         Insurance verification

Instruction includes Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology, Medical Insurance, Electronic Health Records, and Medical Law and Ethics.  Students are required to complete an externship of 160 hours under the direct supervision of qualified personnel at a health care facility, and under general supervision of instructors.  The program is fully transferable into the College’s Associate of Applied Science in Medical Assisting.  Graduates are prepared for entry level medical assisting positions in physician’s practices and other outpatient facilities.

This program has been approved by the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, the Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools, and the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools. 

What is the total cost of the Diploma program in Medical Assisting?

The cost displayed below assumes that

1)      the student remains enrolled full-time,

2)      no developmental courses are required,

3)      no courses are credited by transfer or proficiency, and

4)      no courses must be repeated because of failures or withdrawals.

Tuition:                                    $15,239 ($311 per credit hour)

Fees:                                        $  1,065

Equipment:                              $     200 (Netbook)

Estimated cost of Textbooks:  $  1,700

Total cost of program:            $18,204

Current Quarter textbook prices are available at http://www.beckfield.edu/about-us/book-price-listing.aspx

How much student loan debt does a typical graduate have to repay after graduation?

The median loan debt of the program’s graduates is defined as the midpoint of all graduates’ loan debts upon graduation.

Department of Education privacy regulations determine that there were too few graduates during the July 1, 2010—June 30, 2011 period to report.

What percent of graduates completes the program in the normal time frame as published in the catalog?

A continuously enrolled full-time student who successfully completes all of his or her courses will normally complete this program in 4 quarters. The time normally required for program completion may be reduced through courses credited by transfer or proof of proficiency, or extended by course failures and withdrawals, institutional withdrawals, leaves of absence, developmental courses, change of enrollment status from full-time to part-time, and change of program or change of an elective option within a program.

Department of Education privacy regulations determine that there were too few graduates during the July 1, 2010—June 30, 2011 period to report.

What percent of graduates found employment related to their field of study?

Placement is reported in the campus’ Campus Accountability Report to the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools. The most recent Report covers the period from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011

“Placement” refers to employment in the field for which the graduate’s education has prepared him or her, or in a related field which requires substantial application of the skills and knowledge taught in the curriculum.

The placement rate is determined by dividing the number of available graduates placed by the total number of available graduates. The Accrediting Council does not require institutions to report placement for graduates who are not available for placement due to continuing education, active military duty, visa restrictions, or pregnancy, death, and health-related circumstances. Further information pertaining to the employment of graduates may be obtained from the College’s Office of Career Services at dfuller@beckfield.edu

For those who graduated from the program between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011, the career placement rate was

How can I find out more about this career?

Further information pertaining to occupational requirements and opportunities for graduates of this program is available at http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/31-9092.00

The Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code for this program is 51.0801.