Program Application

The Medical Assisting–A45400 curriculum prepares multi-skilled health care professionals qualified to perform administrative, clinical, and laboratory procedures.

Course work includes instruction in scheduling appointments, coding, and processing insurance accounts, billing, collections, medical transcription, computer operations; assisting with examinations/treatments, performing routine laboratory procedures, electrocardiography, supervised medication administration; and ethical/legal issues associated with patient care.

ADDITIONAL OPTION AVAILABLE AT THE LCC JONES COUNTY CENTER!
Your journey to a rewarding career as a Certified Medical Assistant can begin at the LCC Jones County Center. Medical Assistants are cross-trained to perform both administrative and clinical duties.

• Obtain vital signs
• Perform ECG
• Phlebotomy
• Assist physician with procedures

• Administer medications
• Schedule patient appointments
• Billing and Coding

Classes one night a week as well as online courses available!

BEFORE applying to the medical assisting program, a student must complete all developmental courses including reading, English and math, and must satisfy the math prerequisite by completing one of the following:

• Qualifying placement scores within the last 5 years or
• MAT 070 with a grade of “C” or higher within last 5 years or
• DMA 010-050 with a grade of “P” within the last 5 years or
• MAT 115, MAT 121, MAT 122, MAT 141, MAT 143, MAT 151, MAT 152, MAT 161, MAT 171, or MAT 263 course or an approved college algebra math with a grade of “C” or higher

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) and Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB) accredited programs are required to meet outcomes’ benchmarks annually. The following table reports MAERB’s minimum outcomes and Lenoir Community College’s Medical Assisting Program’s each year average.

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