Clinical Medical Assisting
Get ready for a hands-on career in medical assisting through this certificate program.
Overview
You’ll develop the skills needed to work in a health care setting, performing duties such as patient intake and care, examination assistance, and medication administration. Through a clinical medical assisting internship you’ll have the opportunity to practice clinical duties in a healthcare setting and connect what you’ve learned in the classroom with hands-on experience. This certificate can be completed in three semesters, or as an accelerated pathway in two semesters.
- Outcomes
- Transfer Pathways
- Explore Careers
With a CCV certificate in clinical medical assisting you’ll be prepared to:
- Understand basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology to communicate with patients and providers
- Take the Certified Clinical Medical Assisting (CCMA) exam
- Complete an associate degree at CCV through a clear pathway
- Transfer to a partner institution to continue your education
If you choose to complete an associate degree and want to continue your education further, CCV has agreements with other institutions across Vermont and throughout the region to make transferring seamless, easy, and affordable.
Students who graduate from CCV with a health science degree can choose from 34 transfer pathways into bachelor’s degrees, including 2+2 pathways that guarantee just 60 more credits after earning an associate degree at CCV. Additionally, the Vermont Transfer Guarantee is a partnership that provides guaranteed admission and seamless transfer from CCV to participating Vermont colleges and universities.
For a full list of transfer pathways from CCV’s associate degrees, view the transfer pathways search tool.
Related Programs
CCV programs are stackable, meaning they build on one another as you progress toward your goals. The credits you earn in your clinical medical assisting certificate can also be applied to an associate degree in health science at CCV. Classes you take in the certificate will apply to your degree program through a clearly mapped pathway.
