TATC Programs and Courses

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Program: Medical Office Administration

 

The Medical Office Administration program prepares you to work in many different businesses in the Health Care industry including doctors’ offices, clinics, and hospitals. Medical office administrative assistants help with many business functions, such as storing, retrieving, and integrating information for staff and patients, assisting with patient intakes, basic accounting and insurance filing, general record keeping and file maintenance, and other front-office tasks. Medical office administrative assistants also may directly assist physicians with reports, speeches, and conference proceedings.

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Certification:
TATC Certificate of Proficiency

 

Length:
Open-entry/Open-exit: Approximately 1,500 hours

 

Locations & Hours of Availability:

TATC Campus
66 W. Vine Street, Tooele
8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Monday - Thursday
8 a.m. - 12 p.m. Fridays

 

Admission Requirements:

 • At least 16 years old at time of training

 • Must be 18 prior to the clinical/externship

 • Background check and drug screen

 • Immunizations: MMR/Titer, Varicella, TDaP, Hepatitis B (series must be completed prior to clinicals)

 • Current TB test and/or X-ray

 

Occupation & Licensure Requirements:

 • Must be 18 years old to fulfill most employers' requirements

 • Employers may have additional requirements or restrictions

 

Math and English levels:
Adult students will be assessed using the Test of Adult Basic English (TABE) Locator and Survey or through high school or college transcripts. High School students will be assessed by their counselor.

 

Average Starting Wage:
$13.00 per hour

 

Program Disclosure Documents
The College has a detailed disclosure document which discusses important information about being a student in this Health Care Technologies program.

 

Courses in this Program

Required Courses in Required Order:

Course name

Hours

Keyboarding I

60

Computer Literacy

90

Word Processing Applications I (MS Word)

90

Business English

90

Business Correspondence

90

Math I

60

Spreadsheet Applications

60

Database Applications I (MS Access)

60

Medical Law and Ethics

60

Psychology for the Health Care Professional

30

Medical Terminology

60

Anatomy & Physiology for Medical Professionals

120

Medical Office Admin Procedures I

90

Medical Office Admin Procedures II

60

Medical Office Admin Procedures III

120

Computerized Medical Office

60

First Aid/CPR

30

Workplace Relations

60
 

Elective Courses: (choose at least 210 hours)

Course name

Hours

Administrative Medical Office Externship I

90

Basic Vital Signs

30

Database Applications II (MS Access)

60

Fundamentals of Human Disease

30

Keyboarding II

30

Keyboarding III

30

Medical Terminology II

30

Spreadsheet Applications II (MS Excel)

60

Word Processing Applications II (MS Word)

90

Job Seeking Skills

30
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Tuition and Fees Calculator

Tuition   Fees
line     One-time Registration Fee: $40
    Monthly Lab Fee: $10
    Textbooks & Materials:**
        Books:** $907.25
        CPR Certification: $16.00
        First Aid Certification: $12.00
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General College Tuition & Fees
Amount
Tuition: $ 1.50 per hour
10 hours per week $ 60.00 per mo.
15 hours per week $ 90.00 per mo.
20 hours per week $120.00 per mo.
Average Cost for Tuition and Fees $2,214 - 2,378
Late Payment $ 5.00
Registration - Program $ 40.00
Registration - Single Class $ 5.00
Re-enrollment $ 20.00
Schedule Change $ 5.00
Transcript $ 3.00
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Prices as of July 1, 2010. Subject to change without notice.

 

*All costs are ESTIMATIONS based on 100% progress, for adult students. Actual training time and costs are based on the student's schedule and progress. Public, private and home-schooled high school students attend TUITION FREE but must pay all fee and textbook costs. Tuition and fee calculators are on each individual program page. This publication is not a contractual agreement. While all costs are good faith estimates, many costs are variable and outside of the control of the College.

**See bookstore fortexts by course and current pricing.


Tuition rates are established and approved by the Utah College of Applied Technology Board of Trustees. In accordance with State law, the public will be notified in advance and will be able to comment regarding any proposed changes in tuition.

 

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