PATHWAY CONNECTION

Atlantic Cape Community College engaged in an extensive review of the non-credit workforce development training program for the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant curriculum to determine a more equable prior learning assessment evaluation that would afford students college credits associated with courses instead of free electives toward an Associates of Health Sciences degree.

The opportunity to translate this non-credit curriculum into college credit value was undertaken using the process of “course to credit course equivalency”. During the review, it was noted that the curriculum also included the course work required for the Phlebotomy Technician Certification not included in the previous American Council of Education (ACE) evaluation. The credit course equivalents include: (1) Professional Office Procedures for the Medical Assistant (2 credits), (2) Medical Assisting Administrative and Clinical Procedures (9 credits), and (3) Fundamentals of Phlebotomy (3 credits). Additionally, students earn 3 credits for medical terminology for a total of 17 credits.