Medical Assistant Program

The medical assistant program at Carnegie Institute prepares students for careers as a medical assistant, clinical medical assistant, specialized medical assistant, medical receptionist, front office administration, clinical supervisor, medical office manager, and health services manager. The program focuses on providing medical office administrative services and performing clinical duties. Program courses include: basic anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, medical law and ethics, patient psychology and communications, medical office procedures, and clinical diagnostics, examination, testing and treatment procedures. Get more details below including other Michigan colleges that offer medical assistant program.

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Carnegie Institute

3233 Burton St SE, Grand Rapids, MI

The Carnegie Institute School of Allied Health Technology was founded in 1947 as a postsecondary school with a mission to assess health care support service needs and develop specialized accredited programs to fulfill those needs.

Licensed by the Michigan State Department of Education, it was the first school of its kind to get such recognition in the state, and one of the first in the country to offer a structured Medical Assistant program. Since then, it has the privilege of being the first to be accredited for a number of programs in the State of Michigan. Originally opened in Detroit, the campus’s current location is on the Stephenson Highway in Troy, Michigan.

The institute currently offers no less than a dozen sub-baccalaureate programs in the field of allied health care services. The courses are:

• Medical assistant
• Medical insurance biller
• Medical administrative assistant
• Medical business specialist
• Massage therapy
• Electroneurodiagnostic technologist
• Cardiology technician
• Vascular technologist
• Cardiovascular technologist
• Invasive cardiovascular technologist
• Cardiac electrophysiology technologist
• Pacemaker/ICD technician

Average tuition for 2012-2013 enrollments were $10,700, and 86% of the undergraduate students availed of financial aid in some form – primarily grants and scholarships averaging over $5,200 each.

The institute offers externship and clinical rotation training, which gives them hands-on experience working in a real-life clinical environment such as a hospital or another type of health care center. They also offer placement services through a database containing 55 major hospitals and 300 medical facilities.

Students Enrolled in the Medical Assistant Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Carnegie Institute has offered the following programs for students:

• Less Than Two-Year Award
• Less Than Four-Year Award

Students by Academic Level (2019)

Students by Gender (2019)

Students by Race (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

• Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
  • Total Employment: 1
  • Average Hourly Rate: $15.47
  • Average Annual Salary: $32180

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