Medical Administrative Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of special assistants and personal secretaries for practicing physicians and nurses, health care facilities and services administrators, and other health care professionals. Includes instruction in business and medical communications, medical terminology, principles of health care operations, public relations and interpersonal communications, software applications, record-keeping and filing systems, scheduling and meeting planning, applicable policy and regulations, and professional standards and ethics.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 264 institutions across the United States, with a total of 24063 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

4,240

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

3,052

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

7

certificates awarded

Other Awards

16,764

awards given

Top Schools for Medical Administrative Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Ultimate Medical Academy
Clearwater, FL
7,140
2 Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR
1,201
3 Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Lexington, KY
653
4 University of Cincinnati-Clermont College
Batavia, OH
620
5 Ashland Community and Technical College
Ashland, KY
615
6 Somerset Community College
Somerset, KY
586
7 Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College
Bowling Green, KY
530
8 West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Paducah, KY
491
9 NUC University
Bayamon, PR
471
10 Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
Elizabethtown, KY
469
11 Hazard Community and Technical College
Hazard, KY
432
12 Institute of Medical Careers
Pittsburgh, PA
357
13 Maysville Community and Technical College
Maysville, KY
315
14 Pennco Tech-Blackwood
Blackwood, NJ
300
15 Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Center
Minneapolis, MN
260
16 Carrington College-Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
246
17 Madisonville Community College
Madisonville, KY
243
18 South University-Savannah Online
Savannah, GA
234
19 MiraCosta College
Oceanside, CA
225
20 Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, CA
219
21 Ventura College
Ventura, CA
219
22 Big Sandy Community and Technical College
Prestonsburg, KY
213
23 Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences
New York, NY
207
24 Owensboro Community and Technical College
Owensboro, KY
202
25 Bryant & Stratton College-Online
Orchard Park, NY
198
26 Career Technical Institute
Washington, DC
196
27 Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College
Rockford, IL
183
28 Butte College
Oroville, CA
182
29 Merced College
Merced, CA
178
30 Pennco Tech-Bristol
Bristol, PA
172
31 Glendale Community College
Glendale, CA
168
32 Tyler Junior College
Tyler, TX
165
33 Hopkinsville Community College
Hopkinsville, KY
161
34 Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, CA
149
35 Blue Cliff College-Alexandria
Alexandria, LA
144
36 Central Texas College
Killeen, TX
139
37 MTI College
Sacramento, CA
128
38 Galveston College
Galveston, TX
123
39 Lakeshore Technical College
Cleveland, WI
116
40 University of Arkansas Grantham
LIttle Rock, AR
112
41 Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA
105
42 Beckfield College-Florence
Florence, KY
105
43 Rasmussen University-Florida
Ocala, FL
92
44 Fresno City College
Fresno, CA
90
45 Metropolitan Learning Institute
Rego Park, NY
87
46 Pima Medical Institute-Tucson
Tucson, AZ
84
47 Pima Medical Institute-El Paso
El Paso, TX
84
48 Cerro Coso Community College
Ridgecrest, CA
84
49 Northampton County Area Community College
Bethlehem, PA
84
50 Westmoreland County Community College
Youngwood, PA
76
51 Rasmussen University-Illinois
Rockford, IL
72
52 West Los Angeles College
Culver City, CA
72
53 Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM
72
54 De Anza College
Cupertino, CA
68
55 West Valley College
Saratoga, CA
66
56 Green River College
Auburn, WA
64
57 Bergen Community College
Paramus, NJ
60
58 Pierce College District
Lakewood, WA
59
59 Edison State Community College
Piqua, OH
57
60 Bunker Hill Community College
Boston, MA
54
61 San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton, CA
54
62 South University-Tampa
Tampa, FL
54
63 Antelope Valley Community College District
Lancaster, CA
54
64 Texas Southmost College
Brownsville, TX
51
65 College of Marin
Kentfield, CA
51
66 Reedley College
Reedley, CA
50
67 Pima Medical Institute-Houston
Houston, TX
48
68 Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College
Cumberland, KY
48
69 Tom P. Haney Technical College
Panama City, FL
45
70 Humacao Community College
Humacao, PR
45
71 Lamar State College-Port Arthur
Port Arthur, TX
45
72 Yavapai College
Prescott, AZ
44
73 Cosumnes River College
Sacramento, CA
43
74 Holmes Community College
Goodman, MS
42
75 Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Los Angeles, CA
40
76 Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
40
77 Mountainland Technical College
Lehi, UT
40
78 Milan Institute-Visalia
Visalia, CA
40
79 Milan Institute-Merced
Merced, CA
40
80 Quinsigamond Community College
Worcester, MA
38
81 Dallas College
Dallas, TX
36
82 Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos
San Marcos, CA
36
83 Rochester Community and Technical College
Rochester, MN
36
84 American National University
Salem, VA
33
85 Tallahassee Community College
Tallahassee, FL
33
86 National American University-Rapid City
Rapid City, SD
33
87 Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, NY
33
88 South University-Montgomery
Montgomery, AL
33
89 Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
33
90 Century College
White Bear Lake, MN
33
91 Western Iowa Tech Community College
Sioux City, IA
33
92 Galaxy Medical College
North Hollywood, CA
33
93 Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
32
94 Pima Medical Institute-Denver
Denver, CO
32
95 Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista
Chula Vista, CA
32
96 Palomar College
San Marcos, CA
31
97 Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY
30
98 Delta College
University Center, MI
30
99 Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta
Marietta, GA
30
100 North Shore Community College
Danvers, MA
29