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Medical Assisting
Fox College
Tinley Park, Illinois
Associate
In Person
Program Details
Program Length
12 months
Program Cost
$7,920 per semester
total
Sources
The program cost may vary depending on factors such as where you live, how many transfer credits you have and whether you're eligible for financial aid.
Cost Source
Program length is the expected time to complete all requirements based on full-time enrollment.
Program Source
Financial Outcomes
Median Earnings
Annual
Monthly
Median Debt
Total
Month
Source
Earnings and debt data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Source
The program teaches essential medical skills and offers practical features for aspiring medical assistants.
- Performing injections
- Administering medications
- Running medical lab tests
- Filing medical records
- Managing and scheduling patients
- Maintaining medical records using office systems
- Taking and recording vital signs
- Collecting and preparing lab specimens
- Performing a variety of lab tests
- Giving injections
- Performing venipuncture
- Applying aseptic techniques
- Operating basic medical equipment
- Assisting physicians during exams
- Processing insurance forms
Features include:
- Hands-on training in a simulated medical laboratory
- Access to hospital and physician office equipment
- One-on-one access to faculty
- Completion of an 8-week externship
- Eligibility for the Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) and Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) exams.
- Performing injections
- Administering medications
- Running medical lab tests
- Filing medical records
- Managing and scheduling patients
- Maintaining medical records using office systems
- Taking and recording vital signs
- Collecting and preparing lab specimens
- Performing a variety of lab tests
- Giving injections
- Performing venipuncture
- Applying aseptic techniques
- Operating basic medical equipment
- Assisting physicians during exams
- Processing insurance forms
Features include:
- Hands-on training in a simulated medical laboratory
- Access to hospital and physician office equipment
- One-on-one access to faculty
- Completion of an 8-week externship
- Eligibility for the Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) and Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) exams.
Program Highlights
Graduate Outcomes
Fox College is a private institution of higher learning that offers applied associate degrees through career-focused programs in various fields, including Medical Assisting, Physical Therapy Assisting, and Occupational Therapy.
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