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Medical Assisting and Medical Office
These are among the fastest growing occupations in Colorado and in the nation due to technological advances in medicine and a growing and aging population needing outpatient care. The U.S. Department of Labor projects the number of medical assistants to grow 74% between 2001 and 2006. Earnings vary with experience, skill level and geographic location
Hospitals, doctor offices and clinics are businesses as well as health care resources. Medical Assistants have a great amount of variety in their jobs and are cross-trained to perform many administrative and clinical duties in the clinic setting. If you are well organized, have compassion for those who are ill, and have good communication skills, you have some of the characteristics that can lead to success in a medical office or medical assisting career. Medical Office students learn office administration skills and Medical Assisting students learn both office administration as well as clinical skills in patient care. Both programs offer a certificate and the student may also obtain an Associate of Applied Science degree (AAS).
Medical Assisting
Degree: Associate of Applied Science - 61 Credits
Certificate: 45 Credits
The Medical Assisting program is designed to prepare the student for a career as a multi-skilled professional in the allied health field performing front-and back -office procedures. The student will be trained in a full range of administrative and clinical duties. The Red Rocks Community College Medical Assisting Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), on recommendation of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants. All students that successfully complete the program are eligible to sit for the national certification exam to become a Certified Medical Assistant.
Classes are offered each semester with limited course offerings in the summer. Please meet with the Program Coordinator before registration to ensure that you are taking the correct courses for your career interest.
Certificate: Medical Assisting |
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BIO 106 Anatomy & Physiology |
4 |
CIS 118 Introduction to PC |
3 |
COM 126 Communication in Health |
3 |
HPR 106 Law & Ethics |
2 |
HPR 178 Medical Terminology |
2 |
MOT 110 Medical Office l |
4 |
MOT 120 Medical Office ll |
3 |
MOT 130 Insurance and Billing |
3 |
MOT 136 Introduction to Clinical Skills |
2 |
MOT 138 Lab Skills |
4 |
MOT 140 Clinical Skills |
4 |
MOT 150 Pharmacology |
3 |
PSY 101 General Psychology |
3 |
| Student can take MOT 181 & 182 -or- MOT 183 | |
MOT 181 Administrative Internship |
2 |
MOT 182 Clinical Skills |
3 |
MOT 183 Medical Assistant Internship |
5 |
MAT 060 or higher |
(3) |
Total Credits |
45 |
| Degree: Associate of Applied Science in Medical Assisting | |
General Education Requirements: |
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ENG 121 English Composition I |
3 |
MAT 106 or Above |
4 |
Credit from any 2 of the following areas: |
9 |
Arts/Humanities: (ART, FRE, GER, HUM, LIT, PHI, SPA, MUS, THE) |
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Science: (AST, BIO, CHE, GEY, PHY) |
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Social Sciences: (ANT, ECO, GEO, HIS, POS, PSY, SOC) |
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Total Credits |
16 |
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED |
61 |
Medical Office
(Front Office)
Degree: Associate of Applied Science - 60 Credits
Certificate: 34 Credits
The Medical Office Program is designed to prepare the student for a career as an allied health professional, assisting physicians in front-office operations. This program provides a wide range of medical office administration services.
Classes are offered each semester with limited course offerings in the summer. Please meet with the Program Coordinator before registration to ensure that you are taking the correct courses for your career interest.
Certificate: Medical Office |
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ACC 101 Fundamentals of Accounting |
3 |
BIO 106 Anatomy and Physiology |
4 |
| *Students can take BUS 115 -or- MAN 116 | |
BUS 115 Introduction to Business* |
3 |
MAN 116 Principles of Supervision* |
3 |
CIS 118 Introduction to PC |
3 |
COM 126 Communication in Health Care |
3 |
HPR 106 Law & Ethics |
2 |
HPR 178 Medical Terminology |
2 |
MOT 110 Medical Office l |
4 |
MOT 120 Medical Office ll |
3 |
MOT 130 Insurance and Billing |
3 |
MOT 136 Introduction to Clinical Skills |
2 |
MOT 181 Administrative Internship |
2 |
Total Credits |
34 |
| Degree: Associate of Applied Science in Medical Office | |
General Education Requirements: |
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ENG 121 English Composition I |
3 |
MAT 106 or Higher |
4 |
Elective Courses (See Faculty Advisor) |
10 |
Nine Credits from any 2 of the following areas: |
9 |
Arts/Humanities: (ART, FRE, GER, HUM, LIT, PHI, SPA, MUS, THE) |
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Science: (AST, BIO, CHE, GEY, PHY) |
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Social Sciences: (ANT, ECO, GEO, HIS, POS, PSY, SOC) |
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Total Credits |
26 |
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED |
60 |
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| Location |
The Allied Health Department is located at the Lakewood campus, third floor, room 3682. To get to the Allied Health Department, enter the stairwell by the bookstore entrance (see map). Go up stairs to the second floor, make first left through the glass doors, then make an immediate right into the alcove. Take the staircase to the third floor and follow the signs from there. We are open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Contact Us |
For more information or an appointment, please call the Allied Health office at: 303-914-6621. Personal Advising is available with the Program Coordinator by appointment at: 303-914-6625. Contact: Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs
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5420 Miller Street • Arvada, CO 80002 • 303.914.6010
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