Medical Assistant

Careers

Program Admission

In order to be considered for the Medical Assistant program, students must provide the Admissions office with official documents showing completion of all requirements. Appropriate documentation consists of:

• Official high school or GED/HiSET transcript
• Official college transcript (if applicable)

It is the student’s responsibility to:

1. Monitor their progress towards meeting admissions requirements
2. Notify the Admissions office when requirements have been met
3. Provide the Admissions office evidence of meeting the requirements

4. Keep their contact information up to date and to routinely check their Hawkeye email

Apply at Hawkeye

1. Apply for admission at Hawkeye.
2. Send official transcripts to Admissions.
3. Demonstrate college readiness.

You can check the status of your application by logging into your Admissions Account.

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Prerequisite Coursework

Prerequisite coursework may be completed at Hawkeye Community College or at any accredited transfer institution. See the suggested sequence of study for a list of prerequisite courses.

Once all prerequisite coursework is completed, contact the Admissions office immediately.

Program Admittance

• The Medical Assistant program registers 20 students each fall for the evening option and 20 students each spring for the day option.

• Applicants who successfully meet all admission criteria and prerequisite coursework will be given an Eligible-Start Date to be Determined (ETBD) application status.

  • The Eligible-Start Date to be Determined status date is according to the student’s prerequisite completion date. If students share the same prerequisite completion date, the registration date for the final prerequisite course will be used.

  • Eligible-Start Date to be Determined (ETBD) application status does not guarantee program admittance. Program admittance is based on seat availability.

• The Admissions Office admits Eligible-Start Date to be Determined (ETBD) candidates ongoing for the next available term. Once seat capacity has been reached the remaining Eligible-Start Date to be Determined (ETBD) candidates will continue to be considered and contacted accordingly, should a seat become available.

• It is the student’s responsibility to keep their contact information up to date and to routinely check their Hawkeye email.

Changes are taking place within healthcare facilities nationally. These changes directly affect all health programs at Hawkeye Community College. The Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO), which accredits healthcare facilities across the country, enforced background screening September 2004 and has set requirements mandating that students in a healthcare field must now complete the same background check as hospital employees. As a Health student of Hawkeye Community College, you will be required to complete a criminal background check which includes fingerprinting that searches the following databases of sex offender, child abuse and dependent adult registry, and Medicare/Medicaid Fraud. The outcome could possibly affect your opportunities to participate in the clinical setting

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Program Contacts

Admissions		Email Admissions	319-296-4000	Hawkeye Center 114
Program Director / Faculty Advisor	Gwen Mahloch	Email Gwen Mahloch	319-296-2329 ext.1224	Grundy Hall 110E
Academic/College Success Advisor	Vic Palmer	Email Vic Palmer	319-296-4014 ext.1481	Hawkeye Center 208H