Medical Assisting

The purpose of the Medical Assisting program is to prepare medical assistants who are competent in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession. Click here for additional program information.opens in a new window

hours

1300, approximately 43 weeks

cost

Tuition is approximately $3,744 plus books and fees (PDFopens in a new windowopens in a new window & HTML)
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testing requirements

Basic Skills Assessment

location

LTC Main Campus

Starting Salaries

Vary, averaging from $33,670 to $39,890*
*Based on local industry information

Recent Employers of Graduates:

  • Advent Health
  • Florida Health Hospital
  • The Villages Health

 

Medical Assisting program compliance with Standard V.A.4 in the CAAHEP Standards and Guidelines:

The exam passage rate for the 2020 graduates is 85.71%

 

 

Starting Salaries

What you’ll learn

Medical Assisting Occupational Completion Points (OCP)

Medical Assisting Master Plan of Instruction – (PDFopens in a new windowopens in a new window & HTMLopens in a new windowopens in a new window)

  • Administrative skills: appointment scheduling, billing, telephone skills, insurance, transcription, computer applications for medical offices
  • Clinical skills: EKG, blood drawing, injections, vital signs, patient exam preparation, assisting physician during exam or office surgery
  • Lab procedures
  • 200 hours of unpaid practicum

 

Accreditation

The Lake Technical College Medical Assisting certificate program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB). CAAHEP- 9355 113th St. N. #7709 Seminole, FL 33775, 727-210-2350, www.caahep.org.

The LTC Medical Assisting program became accredited in the Spring of 2013.

OCPCourse NumberCourse TitleCourse Length
AHSC0003Basic Healthcare Worker90 hrs
BMEA0002
MEA0501		Introduction to Medical Assisting
Medical Office Procedures		250 hrs
75 hrs
CMEA0521Phlebotomist, MA75 hrs
DMEA0543EKG Aide, MA75 hrs
EMEA0581
MEA0530
MEA0573
MEA0506
MEA0942		Clinical Assisting
Pharmacology for Medical Assisting
Laboratory Procedures
Administrative Office Procedures
Practicum Experience		230 hrs
90 hrs
125 hrs
90 hrs
200 hrs

Our numbers

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83%

Completion Rate*

100%

Placement Rate*

N/A

Licensure

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Data as reported to COE and is updated annually in December of each calendar year.
Placement calculation may exclude (if applicable) program completers that are awaiting exam results,
refused employment, continued post-secondary education, or may be otherwise unavailable for employment.

Book list

Books and fees (PDFopens in a new windowopens in a new window & HTML)

online component

N/A

Medical Assistant School Near Me

Start your journey as a Medical Assistant at Lake Technical College. Our experienced instructors prepare you to excel in medical office administration, as well as clinical skills such as blood drawing and patient exam preparation, and lab procedures. Located near Orlando, FL, Lake Tech is the top school for students from across Central Florida when searching for Medical Assistant Programs Near Me.

 

Medical Assistant Certification

As an accredited Medical Assistant Program, Lake Technical College prepares you to earn Medical Assistant Certification via the CMA (AAMA), the CMAC, CCMA and the RMA. These organizations provide credentials regarding professionalism and expertise in the Medical Assistant field. Call us at (352) 589-2250opens phone dialer or apply online to get started today.

Instructor / contact

Name:

James Phillips

Email: PhillipsJ6@lake.k12.fl.us create new email

Phone Number: 352.589.2250, x1870

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