Medical Assisting / Patient Services Specialist
Stellar Career College · Modesto, CA
- Cost
- $14,000
- Length
- 36 weeks
- Working 6 months later
- 90%
Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.
What happened to people who took this
- People enrolled
- 46
- Finished the program
- 85%Based on 39 peopleTypical California program: 85% of 1,951 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
- Working 6 months later
- 90%Typical California program: 69% of 1,690 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
- Earnings in one quarter after
- $8,580A single quarter of earnings, roughly three months, not a yearly salary. Do not compare it directly with the yearly pay shown for the occupation.Typical California program: $10,900 of 1,339 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
The jobs this trains for
This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.
Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.
Where California publishes a separate figure for Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.
Medical Records Specialists
Job ads may call this: Coder · Medical Records Clerk · Health Information Clerk · Medical Records Coordinator
The Department publishes no list of daily tasks for this job. This is how it describes the work instead.
Compile, process, and maintain medical records of hospital and clinic patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the healthcare system. Classify medical and healthcare concepts, including diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment, into the healthcare industry's numerical coding system. Includes medical coders.
- Typical pay in California
- $63,540per yearModesto MSA: $49,140
- Projected openings
- 15,610Modesto MSA: 190
- Projected change
- +15%
- Usually needs
- Postsecondary non-degree award
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- None
No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.
These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Started college, no degree — 31% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Postsecondary non-degree award. That is not one of the steps below, so there is no way to count how many people meet it.
- No high school diploma
- 1%
- High school diploma
- 19%
- Started college, no degree
- 31%
- Two-year degree
- 26%
- Four-year degree
- 17%
- Master's degree
- 4%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 2%
This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job. It is also measured on a different scale from “Usually needs” above, so the two cannot be subtracted from one another.
Medical Assistants
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
Job ads may call this: Health Assistant · Doctor's Assistant · Ophthalmic Assistant · Optometric Assistant
- Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.
- Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.
- Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records.
- Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients.
- Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.
- Typical pay in California
- $50,918per yearModesto MSA: $40,314
- Projected openings
- 175,850Modesto MSA: 2,490
- Projected change
- +22.7%
- Usually needs
- Postsecondary non-degree award
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- None
No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Started college, no degree — 38% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: Postsecondary non-degree award. That is not one of the steps below, so there is no way to count how many people meet it.
- No high school diploma
- 2%
- High school diploma
- 20%
- Started college, no degree
- 38%
- Two-year degree
- 24%
- Four-year degree
- 12%
- Master's degree
- 3%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 1%
It is also measured on a different scale from “Usually needs” above, so the two cannot be subtracted from one another.
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other
Pay, hiring, and what people studied
The Department publishes no list of daily tasks for this job. This is how it describes the work instead.
All healthcare support workers not listed separately.
- Typical pay in California
- $50,374per yearModesto MSA: $43,246
- Projected openings
- 32,750Modesto MSA: 330
- Projected change
- +7.1%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Getting in
- Experience needed first
- None
- Training after you are hired
- None
No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.
What people in this job actually studied
Most common: Started college, no degree — 27% of the people doing this work.
California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 5% of the people doing it went less far than that.
- No high school diploma
- 5%
- High school diploma
- 25%
- Started college, no degree
- 27%
- Two-year degree
- 15%
- Four-year degree
- 20%
- Master's degree
- 6%
- Doctorate or professional degree
- 2%
Program details
This program provides in-person instruction only.
Medical Assistants assist the physicians and nurses with examining and treating patients. The objective of this program is to provide students with the knowledge and skills to work at an entry-level position at a medical facility. The program provides the knowledge and skills in the structure and systems of the human body, procedures to assist the nurses and physicians, injections, venipunctures, and emergency procedures, including EKG rhythm recognition. In addition to clinical skills, the program also trains medical assistants to be able to perform the administrative as well as patient support services functions that keep a medical practice operating, including such skills as telephone techniques, written communications, scheduling, referrals, ordering supplies, controlling inventory, and maintaining records. Upon successful completion of the program a certificate of achievement is awarded. Graduates will also be eligible for certifications in ECG (NCET) and NCMA through the National Center of Competency Testing. www.ncctinc.com.
Someone else may be able to pay for this
This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.
The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California
A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.
The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator
Modesto American Job Center of California / EDD Workforce Services Branch (WSB) & Stanislaus County Workforce DevelopmentComprehensive center
Phone: 209-576-6118 or 209-558-WORK (9675)
629 12th StreetModesto, CA 95354about 6 miles away
Hours: Modesto AJCC - Monday - Friday 8am-5:00pm; Partner - StanWorkforce - Monday - Friday 8:30am-4:30pm
Has a veterans' representative
Tracy WorkNet CenterAffiliate site
Phone: 209-831-5012
340 W. 4th StreetTracy, CA 95376about 21.9 miles away
Hours: Monday, Tuesday Thursday, Friday 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. (Wednesdays closed at 2:30pm)
San Joaquin Delta College WorkNet CenterAffiliate site
Phone: 209-954-5151 ext 6300
5151 Pacific AvenueShima 217Stockton, CA 95207about 24.7 miles away
Hours: Monday-Tuesday-Thursday-Friday 8am-4:30pm, Wed. closes at 2:30 pm
Has a veterans' representative
Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.
Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List
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