Medical assistants are multiskilled health professionals specifically educated to work in a variety of healthcare settings performing clinical and administrative duties. The practice of medical assisting necessitates mastery of a complex body of knowledge and specialized skills requiring both formal education and practical experience that serve as standards for entry into the profession.

Edgecombe Community College’s Medical Assisting Program, upon the recommendation by the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB), is nationally accredited by the: