Programs > Health Science > Medical Assistant > Associate DegreeAssociate Degree in Medical Assistant
Do you want to work in the health care industry? Do you enjoy thinking on your feet and interacting with others? You can gain the medical knowledge and practical skills you need to become an allied health professional in the associate degree program in medical assistant at Broadview University.
Want to learn more? Call 1-877-480-3335 or submit a request for information.
About the program
- Coursework includes radiography, hematology, microbiology, pharmacology, anatomy and physiology.
- Students take general education courses to develop communication and critical thinking skills.
- In-class learning is reinforced outside the school in an externship experience.
- “2-year program” can be completed in 21 months of full-time study.
- Program prepares students to take the Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) examination.*
- Check out medical assisting career opportunities
- Learn more about this program.
“I'm currently doing an externship at a fertility center, so I'm working with women who have infertility issues. I absolutely love it! It’s been such an experience and I’m learning so much.”
~Marray Chase, Medical Assistant Student, Broadview University-Orem
Also offerering a diploma option
You might also consider our medical assistant diploma program.
Is this the right program for you?
Broadview University is a long-respected provider of health science education. Call 1-877-480-3335 today to find out more about medical assisting, our programs and our school. Your representative can help you determine if the associate degree program will help you reach your personal and professional goals. Request more information today.
*Graduation from an approved accredited program is a requirement for taking the CMA(AAMA) exam. Broadview University Medical Assistant Diploma programs at Layton, Orem and West Jordan campuses are accredited by Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB). Please check with the Medical Assistant Program Coordinator at any campus location for more information.
Notes. 1 – Tuition, fees and textbook costs are current as of October 3, 2011 and represent estimated costs for students completing the program “on-time” based on current tuition levels which are subject to change; 2 – “Median Federal Loan Debt” is the median value of total debt from federal student loans for students completing the program in the 2010-2011 award year; 3 – “Median Private Loan Debt” is the median value of total debt from private loan sources for students completing the program in the 2010-2011 award year; 4 – “Median Institutional Loan Debt” is the median value of total debt from institutional financing plans for students completing the program in the 2010-2011 award year; 5 – the “On-Time Completion Rate” reflects the percentage of students completing the program in 2010-2011 who did so within the normal program length; 6 – Job placement rate calculated for 2010-2011 program graduates using the methodology established by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS – www.acics.org); 7 – O*Net is the U.S. Department of Labor’s database for job titles and information related to employment in specific career fields. The occupations listed in the table above result from entering the program’s CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) Code into the O*Net Crosswalk at http://www.onetonline.org/crosswalk/. CIP codes reflect broad categories of educational programs rather than the specific focus of a program offered at a particular institution. As a result, the occupations listed above represent potential careers that may be obtained by graduates of this program and may include occupations in which program graduates do not work. Please speak to an admissions representative to learn more about specific career opportunities for graduates of this program. Values of “n/a” appear for programs that had fewer than 10 graduates in 2010-2011.