Medical Assistant Program

The medical assistant program at InfoTech Career College 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 Arizona colleges that offer medical assistant program.

InfoTech Career College

10585 N 114th St Ste 401, Scottsdale, AZ

Los Angeles based InfoTech Career College is now part of Healthcare Career College (HCC).  The school offers vocational health care training featuring small class sizes and instructors with real-world work experience.  The College is accredited by the Council on Occupational Education (COE).  Today vocational schools like InfoTech are increasingly being required to disclose information useful to potential students such as average loan debt, total cost, and placement rates.  InfoTech has an institutional placement rate of 83% across its career training programs for the most recent reporting academic year.

InfoTech offers training in seven health care related fields:

• Medical Assistant
• Nursing Assistant
• Vocational (Practical) Nursing
• Medical Billing and Coding
• Patient Care Technician
• Phlebotomy Technician
• Ultrasound Technician

The shortest program in duration is the Nursing Assistant program, which can be completed in eight weeks when graduates will be ready to take state certification exams.

The Medical Assisting, Billing and Coding, and Patient Care Technician programs take longer – around 40 weeks, but they include externship opportunities in real-world health care environments that can lead to permanent employment upon graduation.  There are professional certification examinations available for qualified candidates in all these fields.  InfoTech is an approved testing center.

The Licensed Vocational (Practical) Nursing program takes 60 weeks to complete at which time graduates will be ready to take the NCLEX-PN (National Council Licensure Examination-Practical Nurse).

The Phlebotomy Technician program is designed for working professionals already in the field and can be completed in six Saturdays.  At that time students will be prepared to take the State Certification Exam for licensure as a Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT1).

Students Enrolled in the Medical Assistant Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. InfoTech Career College offers a less than two-year award program in medical assistant.

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

• Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
  • Total Employment: 11
  • Average Hourly Rate: $15.90
  • Average Annual Salary: $33070

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