The Medical Administrative Assistant program is designed to qualify its graduates to pursue a career in medical administration and is designed for students with little or no experience in the medical field. All Individual didactic courses may be delivered via blended or full distance education. Instruction is provided with online lectures and hands-on experience conducted via web camera or in a classroom setting. Externship is conducted in a residential manner at a medical facility. Upon satisfactory completion of the program detailed below, students will be granted a diploma from NCC and will be qualified to become a certified medical administrative specialist and obtain an entry-level administrative position in a medical practice.
A computer meeting the technical specifications listed under Computer System Requirements in the Academic Policies section of the catalog and internet access are required for completion of this program.
36 Weeks
*Actual program length (in weeks) may vary due to holidays
and scheduled administrative breaks.
Monday - Thursday
6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. (Night Shift)
Detailed course descriptions can be found in Addendum G - Course Information.
Course Name and Number | LECTURE HOURS | LAB HOURS | CLINICAL HOURS | CREDIT HOURS | CLOCK HOURS |
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MAA101 – Introduction to Medical Administration | 64 | 16 | 0 | 7.0 | 80 |
MAA102 – Health Information and Medical Records Management | 64 | 16 | 0 | 7.0 | 80 |
MAA103 – Introduction to Medical Terminology | 64 | 16 | 0 | 7.0 | 80 |
MAA104 – Diagnostic and Procedural Terminology | 64 | 16 | 0 | 7.0 | 80 |
MAA105 – Introduction to Billing and Coding | 64 | 16 | 0 | 7.0 | 80 |
MAA106 – Accounts Receivable and Claims Management | 64 | 16 | 0 | 7.0 | 80 |
MAA107 – Financial and Practice Management | 64 | 16 | 0 | 7.0 | 80 |
SAS101 - Student Academic Success | 40 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 40 |
MAA201 – Medical Administrative Externship | 40 | 0 | 180 | 10 | 220 |
Total | 528 | 112 | 180 | 63 | 820 |