Earn your MA diploma in as few as 9 months.
Graduates of our Medical Assisting program in San Jose are prepared to step into entry-level Medical Assistant roles with confidence and competence. Through a combination of classroom instruction, hands-on labs, and hands-on training, you’ll build a well-rounded skill set that supports both the administrative and clinical sides of patient care. The curriculum includes in-depth instruction in medical terminology, medical office operations, clinical procedures, and foundational anatomy and physiology, giving you the knowledge and practical experience needed to succeed in today’s healthcare settings.
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The curriculum is designed to reflect real workplace expectations, covering clinical procedures, laboratory techniques, pharmaceutical principles, medication administration, first aid, patient relations, and medical law, with a strong emphasis on ethics and professionalism in healthcare. You’ll train in fully equipped labs that simulate medical office and clinical environments, using modern equipment such as electrocardiogram machines, pulse oximeters, glucose meters, centrifuges, autoclaves, and more. After completing your classroom and lab instruction, you’ll take the next step into a supervised externship, where you’ll apply your skills in a real healthcare setting while gaining valuable experience and professional connections.
Core Medical Assisting subjects
The San Jose campus provides a modern, student-centered learning environment designed to support your success from day one. Inside the nearly 30,000-square-foot facility, you’ll find modern classrooms, fully equipped labs, faculty and administrative offices, a campus library, and comfortable student lounge areas that encourage focused learning and collaboration. Just outside the campus, students benefit from nearby shopping centers, restaurants, residential communities, and everyday conveniences that make balancing school, work, and life more manageable. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, San Jose adds another layer of opportunity, offering a vibrant, diverse city known for innovation, cultural attractions, outdoor recreation, and a strong commitment to sustainability, making it an energizing place to learn, grow, and build your future in healthcare.
Reinforce your hands-on training through flexible online coursework designed to support your understanding of key medical concepts and the reasoning behind clinical procedures. Using digital textbooks and interactive learning tools, you’ll complete assignments that complement your lab experience, allowing you to maximize time practicing skills on campus while maintaining the flexibility to balance school with work and personal responsibilities.
Train in hands-on environments designed to reflect real medical office settings, where classroom instruction and skills training take place in the same space so you can immediately apply what you learn. You’ll work with industry-standard equipment and task trainers, including EKG machines, phlebotomy stations, injection arms, infant manikins, wound care simulators, autoclaves, and centrifuges, helping you build confidence and develop the practical skills needed to perform essential patient care tasks in real healthcare environments.
Situated in South San Jose near Santa Teresa Boulevard and Great Oaks Boulevard, the campus is conveniently located close to major routes, including Highways 101 and 85, making it easily accessible for students commuting from across the South Bay and neighboring communities. The location offers a balance of suburban comfort and urban connectivity, supporting students who are balancing education with work and family life. Whether you’re traveling from nearby neighborhoods or other parts of the region, the San Jose campus is positioned to help you stay focused on your education while remaining connected to everything the city has to offer.
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*These placement rates are based on program-specific and campus-specific data reported to our institutional accreditor(s) in 2024. While the figures shown here are not separately reported to our accreditor, they are derived from those outcomes. For full details by program and campus, please visit our Disclosures page.
