Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

Medical Assisting

A.A.S. Degree

The Medical Assisting 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.

Graduates of CAAHEP-accredited medical assisting programs may be eligible to sit for the American Association of Medical Assistants’ Certification Examination to become Certified Medical Assistants. Employment opportunities include physicians’ offices, health maintenance organizations, health departments, and hospitals.

Specific Requirements

1. General college admission requirements.
   1. Complete application for admission.
   2. Successfully complete College Placement Test.
   3. High School transcript or GED scores on file with admissions office.
   4. Official transcript of any prior college credit on file with admissions office.
2. High School units:
   1. Algebra, biology, chemistry strongly recommended.
3. Acceptable reports of medical examinations by first day of clinical.
4. Successful completion of keyboarding skills placement test.
5. Satisfactory completion of required immunizations by first day of clinical.
6. Criminal background checks may be required prior to admissions to clinical sites.
7. Current CPR certification for the Professional Rescuer or Healthcare Provider by the first day of clinical.
8. This program may have a competitive selection process. See Selection Criteria and Procedures for Allied Health Programs on the college admissions office web page for full details.

For more information, contact Medical Assisting Chair
Dolly Horton at 254-1921, ext. 7515