Medical Assistant
Overview
Approved By LWIA: 23
Last Re-Certification Date: 4/15/2025
Program Description
Medical Assistants are health professionals specifically trained to work in medical offices. These multiskilled personnel perform administrative and clinical duties. Duties may include but arenot limited to: billing and coding, maintaining medical records, completing basic clinical assessments, recording vital signs, preparing patients for examination, collecting blood specimens, performing basic laboratory tests, preparing and administering medications and assisting physicians with treatment and/or minor procedures. Students must complete requirements including CPR certification, physical examination with immunizations, pass background check, drug screen, and verification of Essential Functions of a Medical Assistant prior to externship.
Established in 2016
CIP: 51-0801 Medical/Clinical Assistant.
Training Program Type
Vocational
Provider Information
Lake Land College
Program Contact Info
5001 Lake Land Boulevard
Mattoon, IL 61938
Mattoon, IL 61938
(217) 234-5228
Associated Job Families and Occupations
- Healthcare Support Occupations
Certifying / Licensing / Registering Body
Quality Assurance
- North Central Association
- Illinois Community College Board
- Illinois State Board of Education
Education Information
Community College Certificate of Completion
40 Weeks ( 1440.00 Hours / 36.00 Credit Hours )
| Tuition | $4,115.00 |
| Books | $500.00 |
| Fees | $1,040.00 |
| Other Expenses(Materials, Supplies, Tools, Uniforms, etc) | $500.00 |
| Total Cost | $6,155.00 |
Financial Aid
- Pell Grants
- Illinois Monetary Award Program
- Federal loans(Stafford, PLUS, etc)
- Institutional Scholarships
Application Procedure
Consult the Lake Land College website at lakelandcollege.edu or Counseling Services at 217-234-5232.
Entry Requirements:
- HS Diploma/GED
Nondiscrimination, Equal Opportunity, and Disability Provisions Compliance Assurance
- EEO Compliant: Yes
- Disability Accomodation: Yes
Program Offerings
- Full-Time Enrollment
- Classroom Instruction
- Day Classes
Performance Data
Program: Medical Assistant
Overview
Approved By LWIA: 23
Last Re-Certification Date: 4/15/2025
Program Description
Medical Assistants are health professionals specifically trained to work in medical offices. These multiskilled personnel perform administrative and clinical duties. Duties may include but arenot limited to: billing and coding, maintaining medical records, completing basic clinical assessments, recording vital signs, preparing patients for examination, collecting blood specimens, performing basic laboratory tests, preparing and administering medications and assisting physicians with treatment and/or minor procedures. Students must complete requirements including CPR certification, physical examination with immunizations, pass background check, drug screen, and verification of Essential Functions of a Medical Assistant prior to externship.
Established in 2016
CIP: 51-0801 Medical/Clinical Assistant.
Provider Information
Lake Land College
Program Contact Info
5001 Lake Land Boulevard
Mattoon, IL 61938
Mattoon, IL 61938
(217) 234-5228
Associated Job Families and Occupations
- Healthcare Support Occupations
Certifying / Licensing / Registering Body
Quality Assurance
- North Central Association
- Illinois Community College Board
- Illinois State Board of Education
Education Information
Community College Certificate of Completion
40 Weeks ( 1440.00 Hours / 36.00 Credit Hours )
| Tuition | $4,115.00 |
| Books | $500.00 |
| Fees | $1,040.00 |
| Other Expenses(Materials, Supplies, Tools, Uniforms, etc) | $500.00 |
| Total Cost | $6,155.00 |
Financial Aid
- Pell Grants
- Illinois Monetary Award Program
- Federal loans(Stafford, PLUS, etc)
- Institutional Scholarships
Application Procedure
Consult the Lake Land College website at lakelandcollege.edu or Counseling Services at 217-234-5232.
Entry Requirements:
- HS Diploma/GED
Nondiscrimination, Equal Opportunity, and Disability Provisions Compliance Assurance
- EEO Compliant: Yes
- Disability Accomodation: Yes
Program Offerings
- Full-Time Enrollment
- Classroom Instruction
- Day Classes