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Medical Assisting

  • Total Cost
    *Subject to change
  • Length
    1300 hours (approx. 1 yr. 2 mo. full time)
  • Start Date
    *Based on program availability
  • Campus
    Avalon Campus Main Campus

Program Details

  • * Subject to change

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  • To prepare medical assistants who are competent in cognitive, (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains to enter the profession.

  • This program prepares the student for employment as an entry level Medial Assistant. Training includes assisting physicians with patient examinations, treatments, administration of medication, basic laboratory testing, phlebotomy, EKG, billing, coding, insurance/financial procedures, receptionist front office duties, office management and software skills and emergency procedures.

  • Occupational Completion Points (OCPs) - The Medical Assisting program is a planned sequence of instruction consisting of five Occupational Completion Points. OCPs provide a student with early completion training options linked to employment opportunities established by the Florida Department of Education based on the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system and accepted industry titles. Academic skill level required to complete program: Grade 10 language, math, and reading.
     

    H170515 OCP Postsecondary Program of Study 1300 Hrs
    HSC0003 A* Basic Healthcare Worker 90
    MEA0002 B Introduction to Medical Assisting 250
    MEA0501 Medical Office Procedures 75
    MEA0521 C Phlebotomist, MA 75
    MEA0543 D EKG Aide, MA 75
    MEA0581 E Clinical Assisting 230
    MEA0530 Pharmacology for Medical Assisting 90
    MEA0573 Laboratory Procedures 125
    MEA0506 Administrative Office Procedures 90
    MEA0942 Practicum Experience 200


    * OCP A, Basic Healthcare Worker, is the foundation of the majority of health-related programs of study. If the student has high school credit for Health Science I and Health Science 2 or an applicant can demonstrate the skills in those courses through a written and performance test for OCP A, the student may start with OCP B, Introduction to Medical Assisting.

    Dual Enrollment available for high school students. View the Dual Enrollment at OTC video playlist.

     

     

  • After program completion students take the following:

    • Certified Medical Assistant (CMA), American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)
    • Registered Medical Assistant (RMA), American Medical Technologist (AMT)
    • OR between tracks Medical Assisting

      American Association of Medical Assistants

  • Orange Technical College Medical Assisting programs are compliance with Standard V.A.4 in the CAAHEP Standards and Guidelines.  


    MAERB Annual Report
     

    The Medical Assisting program at Orange Technical College, (Orlando, FL) has a five-year retention rate of 89.63% and a five-year average of 83.64% for job placement for the years 2019-2023
     

    Year Retention Job Placement
    2023 94.96% 89.42%
    2022 89.22% 90.82%
    2021 88.12% 77.45%
    2020 95.83% 66.00%
    2019 79.55% 86.49%
    Cumulative 89.63% 83.64%

  • Upon successful completion of this program, students enrolling in an AS degree program are eligible to be awarded credits at:

    Valencia College

    • Medical Administration AS degree – Up to 12 credits

    AdventHealth University

    • Up to 22 credits can be awarded for an AS degree program
     

Program Information
 

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