Medical Assistant Technical Diploma

The Medical Assistant Technical Diploma Program at Northcentral Technical College equips students with a diverse set of skills in administrative tasks, laboratory duties, and clinical responsibilities essential in health care settings.

Key Skills Taught:
- Administrative responsibilities like patient reception, appointment scheduling, record keeping, billing, and electronic medical records documentation
- Laboratory duties including specimen collection, basic laboratory tests, and microscopic analysis
- Clinical tasks such as taking vital signs, assisting with examinations and surgery, medical and surgical asepsis, administering ECGs, and medications

Program Features:
- Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
- Aims to prepare competent, entry-level Medical Assistants in cognitive, psychomotor, and affective learning domains
- Comprehensive curriculum covering a wide range of skills needed in health care
- Requires Criminal Background Check and/or Health Record for admission
- Provides hands-on experience and practical education meeting industry standards
- Acceptance not based on criminal background or health record
- Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR certification needed before starting program courses
- Simple and quick application process with assistance available
- Financial aid offered to eligible students
- Average starting salary range per NTC Graduate Outcomes Report: $26,133–$39,977
- Supportive environment with various campus resources available

For more information, contact 715.675.3331 or visit at 1000 W. Campus Dr., Wausau, WI 54401.