Medical Assistant Program Description
The Medical Assisting Program prepares graduates to enter the healthcare workforce as competent, entry-level medical assistants. The curriculum develops proficiency across the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (clinical and administrative skills), and affective (professional behavior) learning domains.
Medical assistants are uniquely trained allied health professionals who work primarily in ambulatory care settings such as physician offices, outpatient clinics, and group practices. As multi-skilled members of the healthcare team, graduates are prepared to perform a broad range of clinical and administrative duties while demonstrating professionalism, effective communication, and patient-centered care.
View the 2026-2027 Medical Assistant Program Handbook
Hocking College offers all-inclusive pricing and works with students to assure they have complete college funding, including financial aid, before they start classes. Please reference the course curriculum tab for program costs.
All-inclusive pricing includes the following:
PER SEMESTER
$300......Learning Fee
$20........Health Center Services
$75........Career Center Services
OPTIONAL
$53......Parking
Pricing for housing and meal plans can be found here.
A Career as a Medical Assistant Makes for a Healthy Future
The Medical Assistant program prepares graduates for entry-level careers in ambulatory health care settings such as medical offices and clinics, and provides the student with a background sufficient for growth and advancement in the medical assisting profession.
Entry-level jobs include Certified Medical Assistant, either clinical, administrative or both; Phlebotomist*; or Electrocardiograph Technician*.
Medical management responsibilities include:
- Computer applications
- Patient reception
- Schedule, coordinate and monitor appointments
- Establish, organize and maintain patient medical records
- Coding and processing insurance claims
- Patient transactions, billing and bookkeeping
- Arranging for hospital admissions and laboratory services
Medical clinical responsibilities include:
- Measuring vital signs
- Assisting with examinations
- Sterilizing instruments
- Assisting with minor office surgery
- Preparing and administering medications as directed by a physician
- Taking medical histories
- Running electrocardiograms
- Laboratory testing in urinalysis, hematology and microbiology
- Explaining treatment procedures to a patient
- Drawing blood
- Removing sutures and changing dressings
*Some employers require additional certification for this position
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) are statements of what a student will be able to do when they have completed a program. They represent the knowledge and skills a program has determined are most important for students to gain from that program and include both the Success Skills (institutional outcomes) and Program Outcomes. SLOs are specific and measurable so the program can accurately assess the degree to which students have achieved each outcome, and they align with college and institution mission and values. Data on the achievement of SLOs is used to make improvements in the program and increase student success.
Hocking College Institutional Learning Outcomes
1) Demonstrate sound critical thinking, information literacy and technological competency in the production of academic writing and presentations.
2) Apply the methods of mathematical, statistical or analytical reasoning to critically evaluate data, solve problems and effectively communicate findings.
3) Demonstrate an awareness of the social, political and economic trends past and present which shape individuals, institutions and communities in the modern world.
4) Demonstrate a foundation of knowledge in the natural sciences based on theory and laboratory skills.
5) Cultivate ethical values, personal wellness and personal learning strategies in the development of the whole person, mind, body and spirit.
6) Integrate content material to application in the workforce and apply discipline-specific knowledge and skills to successfully transfer or effectively meet the expectations of internships, workplace, volunteerism and/or entrepreneurship endeavors.
7) Effectively utilize the Ethical and Professional application of current information and technologies using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create solutions, and adapt to evolving professional environments.
Program Outcomes
The following outcomes are skills, behaviors, and attitudes cultivated in students seeking the Associate of Applied Science in Medical Assistant:
- Perform a wide range of clinical skills to promote care of patients and families effectively.
- Conduct patient education to ensure continuity of care.
- Direct office business by performing a variety of administrative duties.
- Communicate effectively with staff, doctors, patients, community, and other medical personnel.
- Maintain professional skills and attitudes with colleagues and patients.
- Maintain, coordinate and document policies and procedures for office.
