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If you’re ready to start working in healthcare, this is the program that gets you there. Parker’s Medical Assistant Certificate combines online flexibility with hands-on training to prepare you for real clinical work in just 12 months.
6 months of flexible online learning + 6 months of in-person lab training, twice a week.
Graduate with your Medical Assistant Certificate plus CPR, EKG, and phlebotomy training—opening doors to industry-recognized credentials.
Transfer credits into Parker undergraduate degrees and strengthen applications to advanced programs like sonography..
Train with supportive faculty, small group labs, and modern tools like virtual simulations and digital anatomy programs.
You’ll build critical skills in patient care, lab procedures, EKG, phlebotomy, and more—all with support from expert faculty and modern medical technology.
Parker graduates are prepared for entry-level roles in healthcare environments such as:
Complete flexible online coursework.
Attend hands-on labs twice a week at our Dallas campus.
Step into the workforce or continue into advanced
Parker programs.
Parker University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate, baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate degrees. Parker University also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of Parker University may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).
In its most recent report, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics stated that the median annual salary for healthcare practitioners and technical occupations (such as registered nurses, physicians, and surgeons) was $63,420. Overall employment in healthcare occupations is projected to grow 13 percent from 2021 to 2031. This increase is expected to result in about 2 million new jobs over the decade.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook
Parker University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate, baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate degrees. Parker University also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of Parker University may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).
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