Do you think it’s best to take up a Medical Assistant program at a junior college or a technical school?

Question : Do you think it’s best to take up a Medical Assistant program at a junior college or a technical school?
The reason why I ask this question is because I posted a question up a few minutes ago on yahoo answers about spending $ 13,000 to go to school to become a MA and alot of people from yahoo answers told me that paying $ 13,000 for a Medical Assistant program is a rip off. I feel like this school is my only other option. All of the community colleges here where I live offer this program in daytime when I have to be at work, and I can’t afford to quit my job. Can anyone else offer me some advice on what I should do?
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Answer by freshslate328
Going to a CC would save LOTS OF MONEY. I attended one when I was a fresh/soph and saved about 80% on tuition for the same classes (your basics). I grad. with my BA Psych and would always reccomend CC to anyone. They are more realistic and down to earth in how they treat students

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#1 written by BELLE3 1 year ago

HI,
I was a Medical Assistant for 28 years. There are still many offices that offer entry level training.
Try and find these types of opening. Pick a doctor’s specialty that you like or can handle. For instance, working for a hematologist who deals with a majority of cancer patients is not uplifting. I do think this specialty requires a R.N. degree.
Calling offices to see if there is an opening is fruitless. Find jobs thru the classified ads.
Entry level will save you thousands of $ and also put you in the middle of things, so you can determine if this job is for you. Do you know how many people complete courses and get into a field to find they HATE it? And they spend thousands to find that out. You just want to get started, but waiting a little while longer and checking out possibilities may be wiser.
GOOD LUCK……….

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#2 written by Laverne D 1 year ago

Go to college. If the MA career doesn’t pan out @ least you will have a degree. Technical school no recourse.

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#3 written by tammy p 1 year ago

Honestly, it is a rip off. I went to a technical school, got my Medical Assisting degree, woo hoo. Started off at minimum wage, crappy work environment, micro managing and the Dr. was a mean person. Went on to three other jobs with similar experiences. Oh and yes, I had to pay my loan back for this experience.

I hate to give you bad news like this, but I have many many friends who have been through the same experience. Take your time if you can, stay with your job and either find another program with a different career that will render you more money and a better working environment.

Good luck!

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#4 written by jsa312924 1 year ago

While Medical Assist School is a good education, don’t waste your time going. For the money that they require now for the schooling, go to LPN school. You can bridge over to an RN. I went to MA school years ago and it didn’t cost half that much. You will be doing the same thing as an LPN but you don’t make half the money.

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#5 written by healeycara 1 year ago

i just graduated from a technical college for medical assisting. i paid 8,000 to go to school for 6 months… it has been three months and i havent found a job yet…. most of the MA jobs around here pay only 8-10 and hour…. i think that it would be a huge rip off for you to pay 13,000 to become a MA… go for RN, it only takes a couple of years and you will be making about 50,000 a year as apposed to maybe 20,000 for a MA…. Good luck!

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