Medical Assistant Gainful Employment Disclosure
Program Name:
Medical Assistant
Program Length:
36 Weeks/540 Clock Hours/180 Hr Externship/34 Semester Credits/255 Additional Outside Clock Hours
U.S. Department of Education CIP Program Name:
31-9092 Medical Assistants
U.S. Department of Education CIP Program Description:
Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician.
Resources:
Department of Labor Profile
O*NET Occupational Profile
Data for 2009-2010
Horn Lake, MS
Ridgeland, MS
Completion Rate
75%
N/A*
Tuition and Fees
Registration
$100
$100
Tuition
$13,400
$13,400
Books **
$175
$175
Lab Fee
$100
$100
Certification
$125
$125
Total
$13,900
$13,900
Job Placement
71%
N/A*
Annual Graduate Salary
Low
$14,400
N/A*
Median
$19,200
N/A*
High
$24,900
N/A*
* Data is not available for 2009-2010 award year. Ridgeland, MS campus opened in October of 2011.
** Required Books are as follows:
-
Medical Assistant Bundled Set - 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, 0-1321-6612-7
-
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Medical Terminology Simplified, F.A. Davis Company, 978-08036-2091-9
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**The following books are included in book fees. A fee of $5.00 per book will be assessed as part of the book fee. These rental books must be returned to the school on or before graduation in good condition (no pages missing, not written in, binding in good condition, no water or other major damage to the book)
-
Basic Keyboarding for the Medical Office Assistant, Delmar Cengage Learning, 1-4018-1189-2
-
-
Saunder's Nursing Drug Handbook 2012, Saunders, 978-1-4377-2334-2
-
-
Dorland's Pocket Medical Dictionary, Saunders, 978-1-4160-3420-9
-
-
Medical Law, Ethics and Bioethics for the Health Professions -6th Edition, F.A. Davis Company, 978-0-8036-1730-8
-
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Personal Psychology for Life & Work - 5th Edition , Career Education, 0-0280-4294-8
-
-
Pharmacology Clear & Simple: A Drug Classification & Dosage Calculations Approach, F.A. Davis Company, 0-8036-1239-7
-
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Personal Development for Life & Work, South-Western Educational Pub, 0-5386-9795-4
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Bloodborne Pathogen Book, American Heart Association, 978-0-8749-3852-4
Accumulated Debt from Lending Institutions
Median Loan Debt
Institutional Loan Debt
Private Loan Debt
$5,483
$0
$0
| Program Name: | Medical Assistant |
| Program Length: | 36 Weeks/540 Clock Hours/180 Hr Externship/34 Semester Credits/255 Additional Outside Clock Hours |
| U.S. Department of Education CIP Program Name: | 31-9092 Medical Assistants |
| U.S. Department of Education CIP Program Description: | Perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Administrative duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examination, drawing blood, and administering medications as directed by physician. |
| Resources: |
Department of Labor Profile O*NET Occupational Profile |
| Data for 2009-2010 | Horn Lake, MS | Ridgeland, MS | |
| Completion Rate | |||
| 75% | N/A* | ||
| Tuition and Fees | |||
| Registration | $100 | $100 | |
| Tuition | $13,400 | $13,400 | |
| Books ** | $175 | $175 | |
| Lab Fee | $100 | $100 | |
| Certification | $125 | $125 | |
| Total | $13,900 | $13,900 | |
| Job Placement | |||
| 71% | N/A* | ||
| Annual Graduate Salary | |||
| Low | $14,400 | N/A* | |
| Median | $19,200 | N/A* | |
| High | $24,900 | N/A* | |
* Data is not available for 2009-2010 award year. Ridgeland, MS campus opened in October of 2011.
** Required Books are as follows:
- Medical Assistant Bundled Set - 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, 0-1321-6612-7
- Medical Terminology Simplified, F.A. Davis Company, 978-08036-2091-9
**The following books are included in book fees. A fee of $5.00 per book will be assessed as part of the book fee. These rental books must be returned to the school on or before graduation in good condition (no pages missing, not written in, binding in good condition, no water or other major damage to the book)
- Basic Keyboarding for the Medical Office Assistant, Delmar Cengage Learning, 1-4018-1189-2
- Saunder's Nursing Drug Handbook 2012, Saunders, 978-1-4377-2334-2
- Dorland's Pocket Medical Dictionary, Saunders, 978-1-4160-3420-9
- Medical Law, Ethics and Bioethics for the Health Professions -6th Edition, F.A. Davis Company, 978-0-8036-1730-8
- Personal Psychology for Life & Work - 5th Edition , Career Education, 0-0280-4294-8
- Pharmacology Clear & Simple: A Drug Classification & Dosage Calculations Approach, F.A. Davis Company, 0-8036-1239-7
- Personal Development for Life & Work, South-Western Educational Pub, 0-5386-9795-4
- Bloodborne Pathogen Book, American Heart Association, 978-0-8749-3852-4
| Accumulated Debt from Lending Institutions | ||
| Median Loan Debt | Institutional Loan Debt | Private Loan Debt |
| $5,483 | $0 | $0 |
