Medical Office Assistant Schools

Penn Foster Career School

• Penn Foster Career School offers distance education diploma programs, including a medical office assistant program. Students can complete the courses at home using textbooks and their computer. The program includes courses in medical ethics, procedures and pharmacology. According to the school, students can complete the 15 courses and receive their diploma in about 1 year. Tuition costs $798, as of February 2010, and there are payment options. Penn Foster is licensed and accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

  Penn Foster Career School
  Student Services Center
  925 Oak St.
  Scranton, PA 18515
  (800) 275-4410
  pennfoster.edu

Blackstone Career Institute

• Blackstone Career Institute provides online courses leading to a medical office assistant diploma. The school is accredited by DETC and licensed by the Department of Education in Pennsylvania. Students can take up to two years to complete the 16 program units, including the assignments and exams. The curriculum covers subjects like office technology, professional development and job-search techniques. The cost of tuition is $1,298, including books and additional study materials, as of February 2010. The school also offers a payment plan.

  Blackstone Career Institute
  1011 Brookside Road, Suite 300
  P.O. Box 3717
  Allentown, PA 18106-3717
  (800) 826-9228
  blackstone.edu

Pima Medical Institute

• Pima Medical Institute offers its medical administrative assistant training program at its Colorado, Nevada and Arizona campuses. Students can choose between day or night classes, and the training takes up to 76 weeks to complete. Courses include bookkeeping, medical transcription, billing and coding. Pima Medical Institute is recognized by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools. The school offers financial aid to qualified students.

  Pima Medical Institute
  3350 E. Grant Road #200
  Tucson, AZ 85716
  (800) 477-7462
  pmi.edu

Harrison College

• The School of Health Sciences at Harrison College offers a medical office assistant certificate through its online education program and at its campuses in Indianapolis. Students learn to file medical records, handle bookkeeping, help patients and use medical software. The program requires that students complete 64 credit hours, including general, foundation and professional courses. The school offers several tuition assistance options, including financial aid and loan programs.

  Harrison College
  550 E. Washington St.
  Indianapolis, IN 46204
  (888) 544-4422
  harrison.edu

Allied Schools

• Allied Schools offers online training in a medical administrative assistant program, which includes medical billing and health records courses. Students must complete 210 hours of study. They receive an International Association of Administrative Professionals membership upon graduation. Allied Schools is accredited by DETC.

  Allied Schools
  22952 Alcalde Drive
  Laguna Hills, CA 92653
  (888) 501-7686
  alliedschools.com