Medical Executive Assistant Courses

Both a Medical Executive Assistant & an Administrative Medical Secretary are professionals in the healthcare arena that provide a variety of administrative support functions to people and groups in their purview. A Medical Executive Assistant provides clerical and administrative support across several health care channels and may be highly specialized or generalists depending on the employment situation and geographic location. Get more details below including other Texas colleges that offer medical executive assistant courses.

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Lamar State College – Orange

4400 MLK Blvd, Beaumont, TX

Lamar State College's Orange Campus is located on the eastern coast region of Texas, in the city of Orange. LSC-O is nestled in between a number of nearby metropolitan areas, including Beaumont, TX, Lafayette, LA, and Houston, TX. The Orange campus is a small campus with a very diverse student body, and is rated one of the safest college campuses in the US.

In addition to the locales, the Orange Campus is just a short drive from its sister location, Lamar State College Port Arthur Campus, this is convenient factor for students who might be interested in signing up for classes not offered at the Orange Campus.

LSC-O serves a student body of some 2600 students, with a little more than half the student population studying part time and the remainder enrolled as full time students. The college offers students a variety of extracurricular activities, including a recreation center with two types of gyms.

Lamar State College Orange Campus offers in-state annual tuition rates of less than $2300 a year, and out of state students will be looking at over $9000 a year.

LSC-O offers a variety of interesting majors covering a wide range of career fields, including general business administration and management, emergency medical technology, administrative assistant and secretarial sciences, dental assistant, licensed practicing and vocational nurse, and even a liberal arts program.

Also, like many state community colleges, Lamar State College Orange Campus also offers vocational certifications for those unwilling or unable to devote two or more years to earning an associate's degree.

Those interested in learning more about the educational opportunities offered at LSC Orange can do so here.

Students Enrolled in the Medical Executive Assistant Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Lamar State College – Orange has offered the following program levels for students:

• Less Than One Year Certificate
• Less Than Two-Year Award
• Associate's Degree
• Less Than Four-Year Award

Students by Academic Level (2019)

Source: IPEDS Survey 2012-2020: Data obtained from the US Dept. of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data may vary depending on school and academic year.

Career Options for Graduates

Medical Assistants

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.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, medical assistants employment is expected to grow at a rate of 23.5% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
  • Total Employment: 690
  • Average Hourly Rate: $13.39
  • Average Annual Salary: $27850

Medical Secretaries

Description

Perform secretarial duties using specific knowledge of medical terminology and hospital, clinic, or laboratory procedures. Duties may include scheduling appointments, billing patients, and compiling and recording medical charts, reports, and correspondence.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, medical secretaries employment is expected to grow at a rate of 20.5% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
  • Total Employment: 1
  • Average Hourly Rate: $14.12
  • Average Annual Salary: $29380

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).