4051 Lone Tree Way, Suite B
Antioch, California 94531

Contra Costa Medical Career College is a private vocational training school, in Antioch, California. The school was established in response to the need for entry level health care professionals. Contra Costa's mission is to assist students in developing good judgment, clinical and interpersonal skills, and scientific knowledge to help them function successfully as a member of any health care team.

Contra Costa Medical Career College offers training in the Allied Health careers of phlebotomy technician I, clinical medical assisting, and IV therapy certification. Contra Costa's phlebotomy technician certificate program trains students in obtaining blood specimens by ventipuncture and micro collection techniques as well as the collection and processing of other clinical specimens. The medical assisting training includes taking medical histories and recording vital signs, explaining treatment procedures to patients, preparing patients for examinations, and assisting physicians during examinations, and other duties including administering medication, drawing blood, giving injections, and preparing patients for X-rays. The IV therapy certification courses prepare students for initiating and/or maintaining common intravenous therapies. The program also includes nursing assessments, documentation, and special patient care.

Quick Facts

Contra Costa Medical Career College trains you to become a certified phlebotomy technician in as little as six weeks, and become a certified medical assistant in as little as 10 weeks.

Contra Costa Career Medical College has low tuition, small class sizes, flexible schedules, and instructors who are experts in their respective fields.

Contra Costa is an accredited, registered, and approved private postsecondary institution

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The U.S. Department of Labor has projected medical assisting to be the fastest growing career from 2002 to 2012.

Phlebotomy technicians are employed in laboratories, doctor's offices, medical clinics, surgical centers, hospitals, veterinary clinics, insurance agencies, blood and plasma donation centers, and government medical facilities.

Medical assistants can work in urgent care clinics, doctor's offices, medical clinics, and home health care organizations.

Contra Costs Medical Career College has employer relations with medical facilities and places its students in part-time and full-time positions. The college connects its students with employers through placement assistance, externships, and a program advisory board. Contra Costa Medical Career College is also an approved proctor site for National Healthcareer Association certification examinations (NHA).

The medical assisting program tuition is $2,100 with a registration fee of $75, the phlebotomy technician I tuition is $2,175.00, and the IV therapy certification tuition is $300 with a registration fee of $50.

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