JCC - Medical Office Technology

Medical Office Technology

Certificate

This program is designed to provide students with the specialized skills necessary to prepare them for employment in a medical office and to develop students’ office skills along with specialization directed toward medical terminology, medical insurance and medical office procedures. The program may also offer short-term training to those seeking to increase their marketability or seeking a career change. The certificate provides students with the basic core of work and problem-solving abilities and constitutes the first half of the associate degree in medical office technology.

Minimum program hours: 31 credit hours

Disclosure Information

This section provides information required by the federal government for certificate programs intended to prepare students for gainful employment:
This certificate prepares students for occupations with job titles such as: Medical Records Clerk, Health Information Clerk, Medical Records Technician, Office Manager, File Clerk, Medical Records Coordinator, Medical Records Analyst, Medical Records Director, Receptionist, Coder. More information on these occupations may be found at, http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/29-2071.00

Program Costs:

Program Costs: Estimated of annual costs for full-time students enrolled for the fall 2011 and spring 2012 semesters for this program include:

	NYS Residents	Non-NYS Residents
Tuition	$3,900 ($1,950/semester)	$7,800 ($3,900/semester)
Fees*	$530 ($265/semester)	$530 ($265/semester)
Textbooks and Supplies	$1,000 ($500/semester)	$1,000 ($500/semester)

Students planning to live in the Jamestown Campus residence halls should plan on annual room and board expenses of $9,100. Commuter students should plan for personal housing expenses and transportation to and from classes.

*student fees are assessed on a per/credit hour basis, and may include lab fees for specific classes.

Program Codes

Degree option:

Certificate

Curriculum code:

1665

Hegis code:

5214

General requirements

General requirements hours:

12 credit hours

Humanities	6
ENG 1530: English Composition II	3
English Electives (College Level)	3
Mathematics/Sciences	3
Math Electives	3
Social Sciences Elective	3

Core requirements

Core requirements hours:

13 credit hours

BUS 1220: College Keyboarding	3
BUS 1320: Word Processing	3
BUS 1410: Accounting Fundamentals	3
CSC 1560: Microcomputer Applications I	4

*Certificate Specialization*	6 credit hours
MOT 1410: Medical Terminology	3
MOT 1420: Medical Office Procedures	3

Electives

Electives:

none

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:

Show the ability to perform basic administrative medical assisting functions.
Recognize and respond effectively to verbal, nonverbal, and written communications.
Demonstrate the ability to use medical terminology appropriately.
Demonstrate proficiency in computer usage and word processing skills.