Medical Assistant

Curriculum

• MA 101A — Medical Terminology/Anatomy and Physiology (15 clock hours, 1.5 credits)
• MA 101B — Medical Terminology/Anatomy and Physiology (15 clock hours, 1.5 credits)
• MA 101C — Medical Terminology/Anatomy and Physiology (15 clock hours, 1.5 credits)
• MA 101D — Medical Terminology/Anatomy and Physiology (15 clock hours, 1.5 credits)
• MA 101E — Medical Terminology/Anatomy and Physiology (15 clock hours, 1.5 credits)
• MA 101F — Medical Terminology/Anatomy and Physiology (15 clock hours, 1.5 credits)
• MA 103 — Fundamentals of Assisting (30 clock hours, 2 credits)
• MA 104 — Cardiopulmonary Procedures (30 clock hours, 2 credits)
• MA 105 — Urinalysis (15 clock hours, 1 credits)
• MA 106 — Medical/Surgical Asepsis and Infection Control (15 clock hours, 1 credits)
• MA 107 — Administration of Medicine (45 clock hours, 3 credits)
• MA 108 — Basic Office First Aid (15 clock hours, 1 credits)
• MA 109 — Hematology (40 clock hours, 2.5 credits)
• MA 110 — Keyboarding (30 clock hours, 1.5 credits)
• MA 111 — Introduction to the Office Laboratory (15 clock hours, 1 credits)
• MA 112 — Introduction to Word Processing for the Medical Office (30 clock hours, 1.5 credits)
• MA 113 — Mathematical Applications in the Medical Office (15 clock hours, 1 credits)
• MA 114 — Financial Recordkeeping (30 clock hours, 2 credits)
• MA 115 — Medical Insurance Coding Procedures (15 clock hours, 1 credits)
• MA 116 — Medical Insurance Billing Procedures (15 clock hours, 1 credits)
• MA 117 — Medical Office Automation (30 clock hours, 2 credits)
• MA 118 — Medical Office Procedures (45 clock hours, 3 credits)
• MA 119 — Professional Growth and Communication Skills (20 clock hours, 2 credits)
• MA 120 — Externship (180 clock hours, 6 credits)
• MA 121 — Specialty Examinations and Procedures (15 clock hours, 1 credits)

Total: 720 clock hours and 44.5 quarter credits.

Program length

The Medical Assistant program is 30 weeks for day students and 36 weeks for afternoon and evening students.

Delivery

This program is delivered in a fully residential format on campus.

Our start dates are as follows:

• September 14, 2026
• October 12, 2026
• October 19, 2026
• November 9, 2026
• November 23, 2026
• December 9, 2026
• January 6, 2027
• January 15, 2027
• February 11, 2027
• February 15, 2027
• March 15, 2027
• March 18, 2027
• April 13, 2027
• April 22, 2027
• May 11, 2027
• May 27, 2027
• June 9, 2027
• July 5, 2027

Cost of attendance

• Tuition: $15,990
• Technology Fee: $307 — Nonrefundable; includes connectivity to Ross' help desk and learning blackboard
• Total: $16,297

The catalog states that the Program Cost includes tuition, books, laboratory fees and other fees connected with the program, and that a Technology Kit is included in the Program Cost. Ross does not publish a tuition-only figure for this program in these states.

Financial assistance

The catalog lists the Federal Pell Grant, the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program, Veterans Benefits, and a range of Ross Education institutional grants and payment plans.