Medical Assisting
6 courses · Orange Coast College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
MA A150 Medical Assisting Core
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Prerequisite
- ALH A111 and BIOL A221; or ALH A111 and BIOL A220 and BIOL A225.
- Transfers to
- CSU
Introduction to Medical Assisting, Student Success, Safety in the Health Care Workplace, Intro to Computers and Electronic Health Records, Medical Office Emergencies, Ethics and Law, Psychology for the Medical Assistant, Basics of Patient Education, Communication/Multiculturalism in Healthcare, and Nutrition Basics for the Medical Assistant.
MA A175 Administrative Medical Assisting I
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Corequisite
- MA A150.
- Transfers to
- CSU
Introduction to the role of the administrative medical assistant in health care delivery.
MA A181 Clinical Medical Assisting 1
- Units
- 5
- Hours
- 72 lecture hours; 54 lab hours
- Corequisite
- MA A150.
- Transfers to
- CSU
Theory and techniques in basic microbiology; performing blood and urine collection; CLIA waivered lab test performance; sterilization principals and assisting with minor surgery; medication preparation and administration, including parenteral medications; assisting with general and specialty physical examinations in an outpatient setting.
MA A205 Administrative Medical Assisting 2
- Units
- 5
- Hours
- 90 lecture hours
- Prerequisite
- MA A175.
- Transfers to
- CSU
Introduction to the skills required to perform medical office bookkeeping, accounting (accounts receivable and payable), payroll, and banking procedures. Insurance coding and claims preparation used in the medical office setting and facility management skills to facilitate the ability to engage in marketing and community service.
MA A281 Medical Assisting Clinical Experience
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 18 lecture hours; 162 other hours
- Prerequisite
- MA A181.
- Transfers to
- CSU
Supervised clinical medical assisting experience in a medical office, clinic, or related outpatient facility.
MA A289 Clinical Medical Assisting II Specialty Procedures
- Units
- 0.5
- Hours
- 9 lecture hours
- Prerequisite
- ALH A111 and MA A181.
- Transfers to
- CSU
Basic concepts of preparing patients for special diagnostic tests and techniques in the medical office including pulmonary function, and electrocardiography.