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Three Paths Into Medical Assisting at CCI
First-time healthcare students, career changers, and working CNAs all find a place in California Career Institute’s Medical Assistant program. Learn how the program serves each path, plus the admission requirements every applicant needs to meet before starting the 40-week diploma.
What You’ll Learn in CCI’s Medical Assistant Program
From pharmacology and EKG to medical insurance and bookkeeping, California Career Institute’s Medical Assistant curriculum covers seven core modules plus professional development. Here is a look at the subject areas students study and how they connect to the daily work of a medical assistant.
How CCI’s Hybrid Medical Assistant Program Fits Real Life
Online theory paired with hands-on skills labs and a supervised externship: California Career Institute’s Medical Assistant program uses a hybrid format designed for students who are working, raising families, or returning to school. Here is how the 40-week structure comes together.
Inside the 200-Hour Medical Assistant Externship at CCI
Every Medical Assistant student at California Career Institute completes a 200-hour supervised externship at an approved healthcare facility, with evaluations at the 100-hour and 200-hour marks. Here is a closer look at the skills students practice and the four areas the externship is built around.
Small Steps, Strong Habits, Big Goals: Keep Moving Forward
Big goals can feel overwhelming, but success rarely happens all at once. It is built through small daily choices and strong habits. This month, California Career Institute shares a reminder for every student: slow progress is still progress, and every step forward counts.
LVN to AASVN: Take the Next Step in Your Nursing Education
You worked hard to become a Licensed Vocational Nurse — but your education does not have to stop there. California Career Institute’s Associate of Applied Science in Vocational Nursing is offered 100% online and designed to be completed in about 48 weeks, so you can keep working while you keep learning.
Student Success Tips: Build Your Clinical Confidence Kit
Confidence does not always come from knowing everything. Often it comes from being prepared. Whether you are heading to class, lab, externship, or clinicals, these three simple steps from California Career Institute can help you arrive focused, organized, and ready to learn.
Outstanding Students: Celebrating Our 4.0 GPA Achievers
California Career Institute is proud to recognize the students who earned a 4.0 GPA this term, along with those who have maintained strong academic performance across multiple terms. Three of our Outstanding Students also share how they balance school, work, and family while staying at the top of their class.
Faculty Focus: Dina Qahoush, VN Asst. Program Director
Dina Qahoush moved from Jordan to the United States to continue her nursing career, and today she supports Vocational Nursing students at California Career Institute from the beginning of their program to the end. She shares her story, her advice on clinical learning, and the moment that made it all worth it.
