The Associate of Applied Science in Medical Assistant program provides the Colleges Certificate in Medical Assistant graduates with additional skills in electrocardiography, phlebotomy, laboratory procedures, billing and coding, electronic health records, critical thinking, problem solving, and contemporary issues, allowing them to expand their knowledge base to be successful and advance in their career. In addition to attendance in all courses, students will be required to complete out-of-class assignments. These assignments include, but are not limited to, reading, exercises and problem solving, projects, research, papers, and presentations. A student can anticipate out-of-class activities that equal about two (2) hours for everyone (1) hour of lecture, and about one (1) hour for every one (1) hour of lab. Upon successful completion of the program (see Graduation Requirements section of the catalog), students could enhance an existing allied health career, seek, or obtain entry-level employment in a medical assistant related field.