An old coworker of mine was in trade school to get her associates in medical assisting.
I don't know why these people are lead to believe medical assisting pays a goldmine. It doesn't. Barely above minimum wage if one is lucky. She graduated with her associates making $7.50!
I, as an Lpn without the associate degree actually make a bit more.
My sister decided to go to one of those for profit career schools for her medical assistant diploma. I tried to talk her out of it and told her if that's what she planned to do the local community college would do just fine and would be much cheaper.
Did she listen?
No. So now she owes over $10,000 making...you guessed it..$7.50 an hr. The doctor she works for provides no benefits. The classes she took for her medical assistant diploma won't even transfer.
I don't know why these people are lead to believe medical assisting pays a goldmine. It doesn't. Barely above minimum wage if one is lucky. She graduated with her associates making $7.50!
I, as an Lpn without the associate degree actually make a bit more.
My sister decided to go to one of those for profit career schools for her medical assistant diploma. I tried to talk her out of it and told her if that's what she planned to do the local community college would do just fine and would be much cheaper.
Did she listen?
No. So now she owes over $10,000 making...you guessed it..$7.50 an hr. The doctor she works for provides no benefits. The classes she took for her medical assistant diploma won't even transfer.
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MS in Public Health at SNHU in progress. Expected Grad Date - August 2017
Hardstyle Kettlebell Certified -2014, Ice Chamber Kettlebell Sport Certified - 2015
NCSF Personal Trainer -2010
Done! BS in LIBERAL STUDIES From Excelsior. Conferral Date - Dec 18, 2009!
Licensed Practical Nurse - 1996
Completed!
Military - 58 credits
Traditional - 12 credits
Clep - 21 credits
Excelsior Exams - Organizational Behavior(B), World Population (A), Ethics (A), Cultural Diversity (B),Psychology of A&A (A), Gerontology (B)
DSST -Drugs & Alcohol (A), Civil War (A), Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union (A), Social Psychology (A)
Penn Foster- Info Lit (passed)
MS in Public Health at SNHU in progress. Expected Grad Date - August 2017
Hardstyle Kettlebell Certified -2014, Ice Chamber Kettlebell Sport Certified - 2015
NCSF Personal Trainer -2010
Done! BS in LIBERAL STUDIES From Excelsior. Conferral Date - Dec 18, 2009!
Licensed Practical Nurse - 1996
Completed!
Military - 58 credits
Traditional - 12 credits
Clep - 21 credits
Excelsior Exams - Organizational Behavior(B), World Population (A), Ethics (A), Cultural Diversity (B),Psychology of A&A (A), Gerontology (B)
DSST -Drugs & Alcohol (A), Civil War (A), Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union (A), Social Psychology (A)
Penn Foster- Info Lit (passed)
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