Are you interested in health care, and do you enjoy helping others? Working with patients, performing medical procedures, and managing a doctor’s office are all part of a rewarding career as a medical assistant. The School of Health Sciences at Northwestern Business College (NBC) offers an Associate in Applied Science Degree in Medical Assisting that can enable you to make the most of your compassion for others and interest in health care.
Medical assisting is projected to be the single fastest-growing major occupation in the United States through 2012, with an expected increase of 58.9%. Median salary for medical assistants is currently $23,940.*
The Office of Career Development at NBC is currently placing Medical Assisting graduates with no experience at average annual salaries ranging from $23,550 to $25,400, and graduates with experience at annual salaries of $27,100 plus.
*Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Occupational Outlook Handbook; 2004-2005 edition.
Medical assisting is projected to be the single fastest-growing major occupation in the United States, and graduates of this program can expect to find employment in a variety of health care settings. Medical assistants are in demand at physician offices, hospitals, ambulatory care clinics, outpatient laboratories, free-standing surgical centers, and occupational medicine clinics.
Northwestern Business College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 30 North LaSalle Street, Room 2400, Chicago, Illinois 60602, (312) 263-0456, www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org. The Northwestern Business College Medical Assisting program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org), upon the recommendation of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants’ Endowment (AAMAE).
