Medical Administrative Assistant, C.O.A.

Sussex County Community College Medical Administrative Assistant Certificate of Achievement will train students to become competent, skilled administrative healthcare professionals who are specifically educated to perform administrative duties in many healthcare settings.

During their course of study, SCCC Medical Administrative Assistant students will have the opportunity to master a complex set of cognitive, psychomotor, and affective skills such as telephone techniques, scheduling appointments, handling correspondences, medical records, and Electronic Health Records (EHR) management, basics insurance billing and coding, and management of practice finances via formal education and practical experience that serve as standards for entry into the profession. The acquired skills identify SCCC medical administrative assistant graduates as an indispensable part of a dynamic healthcare facility who can perform the administrative responsibilities demanded by almost any physician’s office across the country. 

Sussex County Community College Medical Administrative Assisting COA provides its students with the highest quality of education in the field of medical administrative assisting that enables them to become eligible to sit for any NCCA (National Commission for Certifying Agencies) accredited Medical Administrative Assistant National Certification Exam.

1. Provides a curriculum that prepares competent entry-level medical administrative assistants in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.
2. Offers a program that is sensitive to the Healthcare industry needs.
3. Ensures student, faculty and program adherence to HIPAA regulations, OSHA standards, and the practices and provisions according to the profession’s code of Ethics.
4. Delivers quality courses and faculty to enable timely and appropriate student achievement and enable the Medical Administrative Assistant Program to meet its mission, goals, and standards.
5. Demonstrate effective communication, interpersonal and critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
6. Prepares medical administrative assistant students to sit for a national certification examination administered by NCCA (National Commission for Certifying Agencies) accredited Medical Administrative Assistant National Certification Exam, CMAA-NHA (National Healthcareer Association)
7. Presents the students with a positive learning experience using simulations and Electronic Health Record software for training and practice.