Massage Therapy - Certificate

Graduates qualify for NCETMB (National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Body Work exam)

Massage techniques include: Shiatsu, Swedish, Oriental, Sports, Crainosacral Therapy, Neuromuscular, and Eastern approaches, deep tissue work, joint mobility, range of motion

Students will also study anatomy, body systems, structure and function.

Graduates receive portable massage case, table and business cards

Medical Administrative and Insurance Specialist - Certificate

The objective of the Medical Administrative and Insurance Specialist program is to prepare students with the knowledge, technical skills and work habits required for entry-level positions in the field. Students will gain the knowledge, information, and skills necessary to effectively negotiate the maze of procedures and regulations mandated by governmental and quasigovernmental agencies such as Medicare, Medi-Cal, the Social Security Administration, the Veterans Administration, Workers' Compensation, etc. In addition, the program familiarizes students with the requirements of many private insurance carriers and HMO's. Graduates will be eligible to sit for the Insurance and Coding Specialist Examination administered by the National Center for Competency Testing, and will have the knowledge necessary to successfully challenge the national certification examination administered by the prestigious and widely recognized American Academy of Professional Coders. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will be awarded a certificate.

Medical Assistant - Diploma

There is no better time to join the health care industry than now. Not only have physicians and hospitals become dependent on medical assistants as trusted allies but other segments in this industry have become equally reliant. Divisions such as home health care agencies, insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies hire our medical assisting graduates. With both administrative and clinical skills, Kaplan College Medical Assistant graduates are hired first.

Medical Insurance Coder - Certificate

Students in the Medical Insurance Coder Certificate Program will learn valuable career skills in the following areas:

• Computer data entry, MS Word, medical manager
• Medical terminology
• Insurance processing/lCD and CPT codes
• Insurance coding out patient: specialty codes, surgery codes, combination codes, write-offs, no shows
• Insurance coding in patient: abstracting medical records for in patient services, legal issues, correspondence, appeals, audits, fraud, contracts, preauthorizations, reviews
• Insurance claims processing: HMO's, PPO's, IPA's, Managed Care, Medicare, Disability, Tricare
• Medical Management: personnel issues, accounts payable & receivable, payroll, collection, time management
• Career development

This program will assist students in preparing for the Certified Professional Coder Exam.

Pharmacy Technician - Certificate

The objective of the Pharmacy Technician program is to prepare students with a solid and basic foundation of knowledge and skills in the areas of front office operations and clinical and laboratory procedures to enable them to become employable in entry-level Pharmacy Technician and related positions. It will also provide the knowledge and skills training necessary to prepare students for licensure through the California Board of Pharmacy Technicians.

This program will assist students in preparing for the Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPT) exam. Although the program is designed to prepare students to take various certification or licensing exams, the College cannot guarantee students will pass those exams. In some cases, field experience may be necessary to be eligible to take or to successfully pass the exams.

X-Ray Technician/Back Office Medical Assistant - Diploma

The objective of the X-ray Technician/Medical Assistant Back Office program is to prepare students with the knowledge, technical skills and work habits required for an entry-level position in the field. The curriculum emphasizes development of effective techniques which provide protection for the patient and technician, prepares graduates to take the California State Examination in Limited Permit Radiological Technology for state licensure, and provides back office medical assisting training with preparation for certification in order to increase job opportunities. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will be awarded a diploma. The graduate must pass the California State Examination to secure a position as an X-ray Technician.