Program Overview
Study Medical Assisting — online with
Penn Foster College.
There are skills you need to begin a career as a Medical Assistant. The Penn Foster College Medical Assistant Degree Program helps you learn these skills quickly and conveniently.
Your courses include:
- Law and Ethics in Medicine
- Medical Terminology
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Medical Coding
- Clinical Procedures Theory
- ...And much more
The Penn Foster College
Medical Assistant Degree Program
is accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of
Health Education Schools (ABHES).
Graduates of the Penn Foster College Medical Assistant degree program are eligible to sit for both the
RMA (Registered Medical Assistant) and CMA (Certified Medical Assistant) examinations.
Start a rewarding career in the growing field of Medical Assisting.
Why earn a distance learning Associate Degree? You need to learn the data coding and analyzing skills required, then — with the right credentials — you can work at a:
- Hospital
- Nursing Home
- Medical Group Practice
- Home Health Agency
The U.S. Department of Labor states that new job openings for Medical Assistants is expected to increase nearly 34% through 2018.*
Contact Penn Foster College Today.
We’ll send you FREE information with absolutely no obligation! Find out more about our complete Medical Assistant Associate Degree Program, which includes:
- Textbooks, study guides, and graded projects that let you apply what you’ve learned
- Unlimited instructional support
- Access to student services by website, phone, and mail
*Growth figures represent a ten-year period ending 2018. Source: "National Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix," a publication of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.