Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Medical Assistants
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Delta, Medvance Institute of Baton Rouge, Bossier Parish Community College, and Camelot.
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Female: For schools particularly welcoming to female students, consider Camelot, Delta, and Medvance Institute of Baton Rouge.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Camelot, Delta, Louisiana Tech Jefferson, and Louisiana Tech Northwest.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Bossier Parish Community College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of NTC.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Camelot.
Excellence
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Louisiana Tech Gulf Area, Louisiana Tech Northwest, and NTC.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
Bryman College • New Orleans, LA
Studying Medical Assistant (completion in 2001)
• 3/22/2012
"The school taught me the basics, which is what you need to start your job, but the real experience is what's learned once you start working. That's when the fun starts."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | I wouldn't recommend my school because it doesn't exist anymore, but schools like it....definitely! It's a start in the right direction for a person who wants to be in the medical field but doesn't want to attend a four year college. It's a great stepping stone! |
| Program Reputation | 1 | Unfortunately, the school closed down shortly after I graduated. The only opinion i can give about reputation of the school is my own. Bryman did the job. It taught me the basics of medicine to get my foot in the door. |
| Program Quality | 10 | I think for what it's worth, the program was a success. It did give a glimpse into what the real world is like. For that, I'm thankful. |
| Instruction | 5 | The school basically teaches you the bare minimum. Everybody knows you really learn from experience. The hands-on approach is how you really learn. |
| How Difficult | 1 | I think the program was easy. Most others would say it wasn't. I'm a high achiever so it came easily to me. Was it challenging? Not really. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | We, of course, had book learning and lecture classes, but we were more hands on the majority of the time because THAT was preparing us for future jobs. That took up the majority of our schedule. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 10 | In my opinion, the schedules were as flexible as they could be. There were morning and evening classes. I chose evening. |
| Academic Facilities | 5 | We had a "lab" in which we learned medical terminology/transcribing/typing. we also had a lecture class and an actual lab class where we practiced "clinicals" on each other. |
| Social Life | 1 | None of that existed. We were there to learn and that's it! |
| Placement Services | 10 | I graduated salutatorian, so I had first dibs on job placement. I chose a private physicians office vs. a hospital for my internship...which I regretted later. But it was my choice. |
| Alumni Network | 1 | If there is alumni support, I have never seen it/them since I graduated. It was not that type of school. |
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