An official website of Washington State government
Medical Assisting
The medical assisting program prepares students for performing a broad range of administrative and clinical tasks under the supervision of a physician/provider in a doctor's office/clinic or other medical setting.
Program details
2 Years
Length of training
Associate
Award type
90
Credits
N/A
Clock Hours
Additional details
Award name
AASEducation Prerequisites
No SelectionPrerequisite courses and other requirements
Placement into MATH 97 or higher or completion of MATH 94 or higher; and placement into ENGL& 101Is this program approved to train veterans?
YesProgram languages
EnglishCertification/license obtained as part of training program
N/ACertification/license test preparation provided
CMA (AAMA)Employment performance results
Top industries for graduates
Program typeMedical/Clinical Assistant |
Healthcare and Social Services86% |
Other Industries10% |
Retail Trade4% |
Careers for graduates
Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.
Student characteristics
| Enrollment |
|---|
|
Number of students completing the program
91
|
|
Completion rate
84%
|
|
Average number of students who completed each year
30
|
Gender |
|
Male
6%
|
|
Female
94%
|
Race |
|
American Indian or Alaska Native
3%
|
|
Asian
8%
|
|
Black or African American
1%
|
|
Hispanic
26%
|
|
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0%
|
|
White
54%
|
|
Multi-racial
8%
|
|
Other
0%
|
Age |
|
Under 20
4%
|
|
20 to 29
54%
|
|
30 to 39
15%
|
|
40 to 49
15%
|
|
50 and over
13%
|
Prior education |
|
No high school diploma/GED
13%
|
|
High school diploma/GED, but no college experience
45%
|
|
Some college experience, but no degree
17%
|
|
Certificate or AA
15%
|
|
BA or higher
10%
|