<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/programs/credentials/healthsci_medicalassisting_techcert.php" dsn="credentials"><cred_title>Medical Assisting, Certificate of Technology</cred_title><credential_desc>The Certificate of Technology prepares you for the degree program, an entry-level career, or advancement in your current career. As more and more physicians open clinics and care facilities everyday, the need for medical assistants continues to grow. With a certificate in medical assisting, you’ll learn what it takes to handle lab specimens, arrange hospital admissions, record vital signs, and more.</credential_desc><title>Medical Assisting</title><credential-type>Certificate</credential-type><department>Health Sciences</department><duration>1 Year</duration><credential_length_desc>If you're studying full-time, you can complete the 39 credits for this certificate in three terms, including a summer term.</credential_length_desc><credits>39</credits><track>1</track><stack_level>2</stack_level><loc>Central Campus,Generation Park Campus,North Campus,South Campus</loc><cta_text>Apply to San Jac</cta_text><cta_link>/admissions/how-to-apply/apply/index.php</cta_link><link_text_1>Catalog</link_text_1><link_1>https://publications.sanjac.edu/areas-study/health-sciences/medical-assisting-certificate-technology/</link_1><link_text_2>Courses</link_text_2><link_2>https://publications.sanjac.edu/areas-study/health-sciences/medical-assisting-certificate-technology/#planofstudytext</link_2><link_text_3/><link_3/><link_text_4/><link_4/></item>