Medical Office Assistant Degree

The medical office assistant program at The Medical Arts School is an area of study blending the medical demands and administrative support. Combining front-end administrative duties and medical billing are common job duties among professional medical office assistants. Get more details below including other Arizona colleges that offer medical office assistant degrees.

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The Medical Arts School

2211 W Germann Road, Chandler, AZ

The Medical Arts School is a private vocational education institution offering sub-baccalaureate programs in Massage Therapy, Medical Assisting and Medical Office Administration. The outcome at graduation is a course completion certificate from a school that is accredited by the North Carolina Community College System.

The school was founded in 1996, and changed ownership 10 years later, when it was purchased by LTT Enterprises, the organization behind Gwinnett College. As such, Medical Arts School students have the advantage of being affiliated with a four-year college where they can choose to pursue higher education in their chosen fields of study.

The school is spread out over a spacious 10,700 square-foot floor space that includes classrooms, administrative offices, a computer lab, on-site clinic rooms and other facilities. The climate-controlled classrooms offer state-of-the-art equipment, and enrollment is limited to ensure that students get adequate attention from the instructor when learning technique. Classes that enroll more than 15 students are aided by teaching assistants.

Quarterly continuing education certificate courses are held in Reflexology, Chair Massage, Ethics and one review class for the Licensing Exam. The school also runs a massage clinic serviced by its students; the clinic offers full-body Swedish massages at $40 for a one-hour session.

Financial aid is available for those who qualify, and stats show that, of 188 undergraduate students enrolled in 2012, 95% received aid in the form of loans, grants and scholarships.

Students Enrolled in the Medical Office Assistant Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. The Medical Arts School offers a less than two-year award program in medical office assistant.

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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

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

• Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
  • Total Employment: 11
  • Average Hourly Rate: $15.64
  • Average Annual Salary: $32520

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