Medical Assistant Schools in Montana

Search for medical assistant schools in your area that provide a quality health care program. A medical assistant program can give you the hands-on training and practical experience that many industry employers value in new employees. Coursework may provide a study of pharmacology, laboratory procedures, patient care and more. Do you enjoy the idea of working with professional health care practitioners in helping deliver quality health care to patients? If so, medical assisting could be a good career choice for you.

Medical assistant training can be fast, and in many instances you can earn your credential upon graduation in one year or less. Just keep in mind that medical assistant programs and the credential you receive upon graduation may vary from state to state.

The starting salary for a Montana medical assistant in 2011 was $20,400. The median annual salary for that same year peaked at $28,800. In 2008, the total number of employed medical assistants in Montana totaled 1,140. By 2018, due to a projected 31 percent increase in job openings, there could be 1,450 medical assistants working throughout the state.*

• Flathead Valley Community College - Kalispell
• Montana State University College of Technology - Great Falls

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