Northwestern College

Campus Programs

Are you interested in healthcare, 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 College 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 healthcare.

Program Objectives

• Prepare patients for examination, obtain vital signs, and take medical histories.
• Assist with examinations, treatments, and office surgeries.
• Perform routine office laboratory procedures and electrocardiograms.
• Instruct patients in preparing for x-ray and laboratory examinations.
• Assume office responsibilities and apply computer knowledge.

Career Opportunities

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 healthcare settings. Medical assistants are in demand at medical offices, hospitals, ambulatory care clinics, outpatient laboratories, free-standing surgical centers, and occupational medicine clinics.

• Northwestern College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
• The Administrative Assisting, Business Administration, Business Computer Programming, Business Information Systems, and Executive Accounting programs are accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
• The Northwestern College Medical Assisting program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon the recommendation of the Curriculum Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants' Endowment (AAMAE).
• The Northwestern College Health Information Technology Associate in Applied Science degree program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).