Medical Assisting
Medical Assistants are multi-skilled practitioners who perform a wide range of roles in health care settings.

Medical Assistants perform a wide range of administrative and clinical roles in physicians’ offices and other health care settings. Olympic College offers programs leading to careers as Medical Assistants, Medical Billing and Coding Specialists and Medical Receptionists.
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Olympic College offers a variety of Medical Assisting classes that prepare students for a range of careers related to Medical Assisting, Medical Billing & Coding, and Medical Receptionist. Consider taking specific classes as distribution requirements and electives that lead to your Associate in Applied Science-Transfer (AAS-T): Medical Assisting, Certificate of Specialization (CS): Medical Assisting, Certificate of Specialization (CS): Medical Billing & Coding, or Certificate of Completion (CC): Medical Receptionist,
To begin any of the Medical Assisting programs on a full-time basis, students will need:
Accuplacer test scores for Math placing students in MATH 099 or higher. Alternatively, successful completion of MATH 094 with a grade of 2.0 or higher.
Accuplacer test scores for English placing students in ENGL& 101. Alternatively, successful completion of ENGL 099 with a grade of 2.0 or higher.
Every student is assigned an advising team consisting of your Student Success Coach and Faculty Advisor. Your Faculty Advisor is determined once you decide on your specific academic program. The following professors are Faculty Advisors for Medical Assisting programs.
Medical Assisting, Medical Billing & Coding, and Medical Receptionist programs are part of the Nursing & Allied Health Division. Visit the Nursing & Allied Health Division webpage for more info, including support resources and services, and contact info for division staff and the dean. The division office can assist you with: