Medical Assisting

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Medical Assisting AAS: 60 credits
Medical Assisting Certificate: 39 credits

 

FACULTY CONTACT

Brittany Arkins | 443.412.2738
barkins@harford.edu 

You picture yourself working in the medical field, but you're just not sure which career path is right for you.

A medical assisting position can be a great way to get your feet wet and help determine which specialty area in allied health interests you most. Medical Assistants are hands-on health workers working alongside doctors, PA's, NP's, and other medical professional in areas ranging from pediatrics to geriatrics.

At Harford Community College, we offer a medical assisting degree and certificate program that can prepare you for work in one of the fastest-growing careers in allied health.

The medical assisting program at Harford Community College has a five-year average of 86.05% for job placement and 70.94% for retention for the years 2019-2023.

The result of assessment outcomes is in accordance with the 2022 Standards and Guidelines for the Accreditation of Education Programs in Medical Assisting, Standard V.A.4.

ACCREDITATION
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB). 
 
CAAHEP  
9355 – 113th St. N. #7709  |  Seminole, FL 33775  |  727-210-2350 

Harford's small, student-centered, and flexible learning class options are the ideal learning environment for your medical assistant studies.