York County Community College

A.A.S. Medical Assisting Degree

A Program for Full-Time and Part-Time Students

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The Medical Assisting Associate Degree program focuses on preparing students to successfully pass the national certification exam administered by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) to become a Certified Medical Assistant (CMA).

The program encompasses instruction in communications, software applications, mathematics, pharmacology, medical terminology, medical law and ethics, as well as clinical and administrative competencies and includes a practicum in a healthcare setting.

Classes may be taken:

on-campus
on-line
live video conference (Massabesic and Sacopee Valley Schools)

The Medical Assisting degree is designed to prepare students for a career as a Certified Medical Assistant. CMAs are multiskilled health professionals specifically educated to work in ambulatory (outpatient) settings performing administrative and clinical duties.

Over 160 students from more than 60 rural communities are currently enrolled in programs which include nursing, medical assisting, medical office technology, and emergency medical services. The programs are being offered in rural parts of Aroostook (NMCC), Hancock (EMCC), Knox (KVCC), Washington (WCCC), Lincoln (CMCC), Penobscot (EMCC), Piscataquis (EMCC), Somerset (KVCC), and York (YCCC) Counties.

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Funded through a combination of public and private dollars, including major gifts from the Betterment Fund and the TD Banknorth Charitable Foundation, the programs are designed to make college more accessible and provide skilled health care workers for underserved areas of Maine.

Each of the seven community colleges has added new technology to increase distance learning opportunities for rural Maine residents. The technology is supporting Bring College to ME programming and is also being used to deliver general education courses to new areas of the state. Having secured a $100,000 federal grant, the MCCS has been able to match investments by each of the seven colleges, resulting in nearly $250,000 in new technologies and an expansion of distance learning opportunities across Maine.

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