Gateway Community College offers a medical assistant program that leads to an Associate of Applied Science degree. The program takes about 18 months to complete and includes both classroom instruction ...

New approval from the American Council on Education (ACE) allows ACT students to earn up to 6 college credits from participating academic organizations, helping to fast-track their postsecondary ...

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A new partnership between the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Erlanger will provide UTC students the opportunity to obtain their Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) license for free and ...

On May 3, 2025, the first Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) program cohort graduated from their apprenticeship program at Goodwin College of Professional Studies. The ceremony marked the ...

Medical assistants do not need licenses to work. However, most medical assistants – especially those just out of school – often find their employment options limited if they don’t have some kind of ...

Ochsner Health System and the Louisiana Workforce Commission are expanding a medical assistant training program to the River Parishes. (iStock/Barabasa) Jobs for medical assistants are plentiful, and ...

SHREVEPORT, La. – Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport, the Shreveport and Bossier American Job Centers and Southern University Shreveport (SUSLA) announce plans for an Ochsner LSU Health Medical Assistant ...

This post was updated in 2019 to reflect changes in admission requirements, tuition costs, and more. Click here to find the latest data. With the many different pathways into the medical health field, ...