Information on this page is intended to accompany information featured in the Medical Assisting program planners.
To access program planners for the Medical Assisting Certificate of Proficiency (COP), or Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree please see Health Science & Wellness Programs and select the 'Medical Assisting' tab.
Please Note:
As healthcare providers have a duty to protect those under their care, vaccination against several communicable diseases, including COVID-19, is a requirement for students admitted to a healthcare program at LCC.
2022 Annual Report MAERB Job Placement Results
Lower Columbia College Medical Assisting Program
Submitted to Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB) 04/24/2023
Year of Graduation |
Total # of Graduates |
# of Grads who became employed as medical assistants or related fields |
# of grads who continued with education or went into military |
All other grads who either didn't get jobs as MA or in a related field, didn't continue with their education or go into the military, or whose status is unknown |
positive placement rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
2020 |
11 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
72.83% |
2019 |
14 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
64.29% |
2018 |
19 |
10 |
2 |
7 |
63.16% |
Total |
55 |
37 |
3 |
15 |
72.73% |
Program Orientation & Advising:
For Medical Assisting Program Information and Advising, please contact Vicky Soladey via email: vsoladey@lowercolumbia.edu.
The program begins a new cohort of approximately 24 students every year in September.
Applications and related information are available on the Application Forms page.
The same documents are also available in a wall pocket outside of the Nursing and Allied Health offices located in the Health & Science Building.
Vicky Soladey
Program Director and Academic Advisor for all Pre-MEDA and MEDA students
vsoladey@lowercolumbia.edu
(360) 442-2878
Bev Ylen
Program Coordinator
bylen@lowercolumbia.edu
(360) 442-2860
All graduates will receive the Certificate of Proficiency (COP). Some students will elect to work on the Associate of Applied Science degree (AAS) also, which is an additional 20 credits.
The entire COP curriculum is included in the AAS curriculum.