What high school classes are needed to become a medical assistant?

Answer 1

If you go to a regular high-school, none. After you graduate all you will need is a high-school degree and then you would enroll yourself into either a certificate or vocational college or a community college to start training to become a medical assistant. However, if you go to a charter school or a specialty school for high-school aged students, they may or may not offer specialty classes.

Also, most regular school's have a college program where you can take college courses FOR FREE during school. I recommend contacting your guidance counselor to discuss options such as a college program if you want to get a jump start on becoming a medical assistant. I, myself, went to such a program and graduated high-school with almost 50 college credits. Which is about $10,000 worth of classes which I got to take for free.

If you wondering what type of classes are needed for the certificate, medical assistant degrees or certificates are very heavy in Biology, anatomy, surgery based classes, and a few mathematics (not much but a few). Also, you have to pass Comp I and Comp II (basic English courses) along with sociology, two psychology courses, and a foreign language.

Answer 2

High school classes helpful for becoming a medical assistant include biology, chemistry, health sciences, and computer science. Additionally, courses in English and math are important for developing communication and problem-solving skills essential in the medical field.