Healthcare Professions Department
Step into Healthcare
If you are interested in a rewarding career in the healthcare industry, the Healthcare Professions Department has career options for you!
Medical assistants are healthcare professionals who work directly with doctors and nurses in healthcare clinics. Our program is more than an industry certification – it’s a college degree. A college degree is a well-rounded education, and a pathway to promotion. Many medical assistants advance to become physician assistants, or work in healthcare management.
Our degree program is cohort-based, which means you will be with the same group of
students throughout the program. Our cohorts start in the fall and spring. A part-time
option is available for students who cannot attend full-time.
Our Medical Assistant program is nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs, CAAHEP. Our medical
assistant program includes the NCCT exam preparation, and the exam itself is administered
as part of the program.
Highline College graduates work at HealthPoint, CHI Franciscan, St. Anne’s, Children’s
Hospital, UW Neighborhood Clinics, Valley Medical, MultiCare, SeaMar, and other prestigious
healthcare clinics.
Highline College graduates in this program have close to 100% job placement after passing the NCCT Exam.
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The certificate program is nationally accredited and is a requirement for the Medical Assistant AAS degree. It can be completed in six quarters, while the AAS can be completed in eight quarters, including summer quarters.
Student Testimonial
Jaimie Richardson - Class of 2023
Continuing Education Healthcare Program Options
Medical Assistant-Registered to Medical Assistant-Certified Pathway Program
Are you already working as a medical assistant? Do you need clock hours (MA Education) to meet the Department of Health standards to get the MA-Certified credential? Check out our MAR to MAC Pathways program, which uses your work experience for you to gain credits/clock hours.
Professional Healthcare Interpreter Program
The Professional Healthcare Interpreter (PHI) course provides training in becoming a Certified Healthcare Interpreter. Are you bilingual and passionate about helping others navigate the healthcare system? Highline College’s Professional Healthcare Interpreter (PHI) course offers a rigorous 55-hour training program that prepares students for a rewarding career in medical interpreting.
Courses
Learn more about courses in Healthcare Professions, including clinic classes and externships.
Meet our Faculty
Full-time faculty in the Healthcare Professions department are certified medical assistants. Come meet us!
Student Outcomes
Outcomes from 2025 Annual Report (ARF)
- 2024 Graduate Exam Passage – 61.11%
- 2024 Graduate Year Job Placement – 43.24%
- 2024 Admissions Cohort Retention – 90.91%
Accreditation
Our Medical Assistant program is nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment (MAERBAAMAE), 9355 – 113th Street N #7709, Seminole, FL 33775, (727) 210-2350. Our medical assistant program includes the NCCT exam preparation, and the exam itself is administered as part of the program.
Agencies may require students to complete a criminal background check prior to being offered an internship or employment
