Dedicated to Patient Care

As a Medical Assistant, you will be a professional dedicated to assisting in patient care management. Your duties are varied and include greeting patients, updating and filling patient medical records, filling out insurance forms, scheduling appointments and arranging admission and laboratory services. You will also be classified as an allied health practitioner working in any of a number of different medical facilities.
The Medical Assistant program at South Central College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of Medical Assistant Education Review Board.
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
25400 US Highway 19 N., Suite 158
Clearwater, FL 33763
727-210-2350
www.caahep.org
Areas of employment:
- Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
- Receptionists and Information Clerks
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Campus: North Mankato
Program Start Date: Fall Semester
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Application Window: January 1 - May 31
Application Packet:
Medical_Assistant_Application_Packet_2020.pdf
Program Faculty
Cristen Cox
(507) 389-7332
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Employment Outlook
Hourly Wage Range
- 12-County SCC Region: $16.26-$22.01
- Minnesota: $17.49-$22.91
Average Annual Salary
- 12-County SCC Region:$39,000
- Minnesota: $41,700
Total Jobs in 12 County SCC Region:
- 2020 Number Currently Employed: 607
- 2025 Forecast Job Demand*: 395
- New jobs due to growth: 6.9%
Total Jobs in Minnesota
- 2020 Number Currently Employed: 13,446
- 2025 Forecast Job Demand*: 9,135
- New jobs due to growth:8.8%
Source: Jobs EQ - Q1 2020
*includes job demand resulting from job growth and vacancies due to individuals leaving the workforce through retirement or movement to different occupations
Placement
Placement
- Percentage of FY18 graduates available for employment placed in related occupation: 94.44%
Source: MAERB – 2019
Transfer Options
Once you have finished your Medical Assistant associate of applied science degree, and established transfer agreement allows you to apply your SCC credits toward a bachelor of applied science degree in healthcare leadership and administration at Winona State University.
Through a partnership with Winona State University (WSU), SCC Medical Assisting students can pursue their AAS degree at SCC while simultaneously preparing to transfer upon graduation to WSU’s Healthcare Leadership and Administration BAS degree program, which is entirely online. For more information on how you can get started on this path at SCC, view our Medical Assisting AAS Pathway Brochure (PDF 1 MB).
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