Everett Community College

Medical Assistant Program

Attention Medical Assisting Applicants

Beginning January 1, 2011, there is a $35 application fee for the Medical Assisting program. This is a one-time, non-refundable fee and can be paid to the Everett Community College Cashier.  Please bring your application and receipt to the Health Sciences records office.

Medical assistants enjoy an exciting, challenging career that is essential to patient care. Medical assistants are multi-skilled health professionals specifically educated to work in ambulatory settings performing administrative and clinical duties. The practice of medical assisting directly influences the public’s health and well-being, and requires mastery of a complex body of knowledge and specialized skills requiring both formal education and practical experience that serve as standards for entry into the profession.

EvCC offers a nationally accredited certificate program, one of the nation's best based on the number of students who pass the national examination. Employers prefer to hire certified workers who have passed the national exam.  you can earn a Certificate in Medical Assisting (83 credits), or an Associate in Technical Arts (98 credits).

Neither the certificate nor degree is intended for university transfer.

The Everett Community College Medical Assisting Certificate program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon the recommendation of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment (CRB-AAMAE). CAAHP, 1361 Park Street, Clearwater, FL 33756, 727-210-2350.