Diploma: Medical Assisting
Are you ready for a career in healthcare? The Medical Assisting program at Beckfield College combines administrative duties with clinical duties such as drawing blood, obtaining a blood pressure and assisting a physician with procedures. This program offers a variety of opportunity for growth within the healthcare industry. The diploma level gets you in the door. Check it out now. What do you have to lose?
Program offered at the following locations
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4 Quarter Program
CAREER OPPORTUNITY
Q: How can I find out more about this career?
A: Further information about occupational requirements and opportunities for graduates of this program is available at
http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/31-9092.00
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The Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code for this program is 51.0801.
PROGRAM SUCCESS
Q: What percent of graduates completes the program in the normal time frame as published by the catalog?
A: For those who graduated between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012,
| Florence, KY Campus | Tri-County Cincinnati, OH Campus |
| 0 of 11 graduates completed in no more than 4 quarters | Too few graduates to report |
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A continuously enrolled full-time student who successfully completes all of his or her courses will normally complete this program in 4quarters. 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, or change of enrollment status from full-time to part-time.
Q: What percent of graduates found employment in their field or a related field?
A: For those who graduated from the program between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012 the career placement rate was
| Florence, KY Campus: 66.67% | Tri-County Cincinnati, OH Campus: 85.71% |
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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 July 1, 2011 to October 31, 2012.
“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 careerservices@beckfield.edu.
COST
Q: How much will this program cost?
A: Below is the institution tuition cost for a full time student completing the entire program in normal time. All tuition and fees are subject to change.
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Students who transfer credits from other institutions or successfully test out of courses will see a corresponding reduction in their tuition costs.
Median Debt:
Q: How much student loan debt does a typical graduate have to repay after graduation?
A: For those who graduated between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012,
| Florence, KY Campus | Tri-County Cincinnati, OH Campus |
| Median Loan Debt: $17,022 | Too few graduates to report |
| Institutional Loan Debt: $0 | |
| Private Loan Debt: $0 |
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