Medical Assistant Schools in Ohio

If you have a desire to start a career in the health care field, this could be a good time to search for medical assistant schools in Ohio that offer hands-on training. Medical assisting can be a good career choice if you have hopes of working in a professional environment alongside other health care professionals. Medical assisting is a career where you can gain personal satisfaction helping others manage their health care needs.

A typical workday for many medical assistants may involve coding patient information for insurance purposes, preparing patients for examinations, performing administrative tasks in the front office, scheduling appointments and more. Some medical assistant programs allow you to complete your program in less than a year. Medical assistant program lengths and graduation requirements may vary by state and school.

In 2011, the starting salary for Ohio medical assistants was $20,400. The median annual salary during the same year was $27,100. In 2008, medical assistants held 22,040 jobs in Ohio. By 2018, it is projected that number will increase by 29 percent for a total 28,470 medial assistant jobs.*

• Cincinnati State Tech and Comm College - Cincinnati
• Columbus State Community College - Columbus
• Cuyahoga Community College - Cleveland - Certificate
• Cuyahoga Community College - Cleveland - AAS Degree
• Everest Institute - Gahanna

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