Learn the skills you need to be a Medical Assistant

Complete your training in as little as 9 months at North-West College in Long Beach!

The Medical Assistant program at North-West College in Long Beach provides the essential education and hands-on training you need to begin a rewarding new career working in a medical clinic, doctor's office, chiropractic office, HMO, rehabilitation center or other health care facility. This program focuses on teaching the skills and best practices health care employers are looking for, including preparing patients for examinations, checking and monitoring vital signs, performing diagnostic tests, collecting specimens, front office skills and more.

As a Medical Assistant, you will prepare patients to see the doctor, take blood pressures, and record medical histories. You will also set up the examination room, give immunizations, take EKG's and perform various lab tests. On the administrative side, you will help schedule appointments, order supplies, fill out insurance forms, and maintain patient charts.

Affordable Health Care Training for 50 Years!

North-West College has helped set the standard in allied health education in Southern California by providing affordable career training to more than 45,000 graduates since the college first began in 1966.