Overview

This CAAHEP approved certificate program provides training for students seeking to assist in patient-care management including both administrative and clinical duties. Medical Assistants can be employed in physician offices, clinics, dental offices, foundations, research institutes, prisons, the armed services, public health departments, Medicare agencies and HMOs. Upon completion of the program the student will be eligible to sit for the medical assistant certification examination. This is a full time day or evening program and is offered on the main campus of South Suburban College in South Holland. Effective with the Fall 2010 incoming MAS class, the department will begin offering dual admissions; a class in the fall and a class in the spring.

Accreditation/Approval Process

The Medical Assistant Program is approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (CAAHEP), 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1575, Chicago, Illinois 60606, telephone (312) 899-1500, website: www. caahep.org. Upon successful completion of the MAS courses, students are eligible to sit for the Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) exam.

General Information

This program has specific admission requirements. Residents of South Suburban College’s District will be given first priority for admission into the program. Admission to the College does not guarantee admission to the program. Before receiving an application to the Medical Assistant Program the student must:

1. Submit an application for credit courses to South Suburban College.

2. Forward high school/GED transcripts to the Office of Admissions & Records.

3. Take the SSC College Placement test and complete any required college preparatory class in Math, English or Reading with a grade of “C” or better.

• Math must be completed through MTH 091-General Mathematics
• ENG 098-Writer's Workshop I
• RDG 082-Reading & Learning Skills III.

4. Complete the following prerequisite courses:

• MAS 104-Medical Office Foundations
• MDR 103-Medical Terminology
• BIO 115-Human Body Structure
• MIS 101-Computer Literacy and Applications

5. Submit an application to Room 4453 by June 1 for Fall, November 1 for Spring.

Admission to the college does not guarantee acceptance into the program.

Students are admitted to the program once a year.

Medical Assistant Program Links

• Certificate
• Courses
• Faculty

General Education Links

• Career Education Programs
• College Transfer Programs

For More Information

Kinasha Brown, Program Coordinator, at (708) 596-2000, ext. 2421