Medical Assistant

31-509-1 Technical Diploma (one-year)
Offered at New Richmond and Superior

Versatile. Detail-oriented. Professional.

A degree as a Medical Assistant will provide you with a healthcare career that offers flexibility and challenges in a variety of settings, such as a physician's office or a clinic.  Medical Assistants perform a wide range of duties including patient care and business/administrative office management. The curriculum includes a 6-week clinical office externship at the conclusion of the program. 

WITC's Medical Assistant program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the review of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment (AAMAE). Graduates from the program are eligible to sit for the Certified Medical Assistant examination.

Dependable. Ethical. Customer Focused.

Successful graduates have certain characteristics and skills that help them succeed in the field. As you prepare for your career, you should strive to reach a comfort level in the following courses or skills:

• Hygiene/Health
• Accounting
• English
• Grammar
• Speech
• Biology and General Science
• Algebra
• Keyboarding
• Office Machines

Admission Requirements

General Admission Requirements

Program-Specific Requirements
To be a student in the Medical Assistant program, you must:

• Meet a special assessment standard on the WITC entrance admissions test.
• Have earned a high school diploma or GED certificate or be currently enrolled in a secondary Youth Options program.
• Demonstrate keyboarding skills of 25 words per minute.
• Meet the requirements outlined in the essential requirements form.
• Meet an acceptable Wisconsin Caregiver Background Check.
• Possess current certification of "CPR for Healthcare Providers".

Program Outcomes

When you complete the program, you will be able to:

• Perform clerical functions.
• Perform bookkeeping procedures.
• Prepare special accounting entries.
• Apply principles of medical asepsis.
• Perform specimen collection.
• Perform diagnostic testing.
• Process insurance claims.
• Provide patient care.
• Communicate effectively.
• Apply legal and ethical concepts.
• Instruct patients.
• Perform medical office operational functions.
• Demonstrate professionalism in a healthcare setting.

After completing the program, all graduates are eligible to sit for the Certified Medical Assistant examination.

Accredited, Reputable, Nationally Recognized

WITC's Medical Assistant program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), upon the recommendation of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistant Endowment (AAMAE).

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
1361 Park Street
Clearwater, FL 33756
Phone:  727-210-2350
www.caahep.org
www.aama-ntl.org

Program Costs

The estimated total program cost for the one-year Medical Assistant program is approximately $4,600. View more information on program and costs.