Careers

Careers in the medical assistant field are plentiful with Ridgewater graduates in high demand. Employers are extremely pleased with the education that Ridgewater students receive and find graduates prepared to be successful in their careers. Graduates are prepared to enter the workforce and are successful in finding employment.

Graduate Satisfaction

100% graduate satisfaction 2013-2017 (of graduates who completed the survey)

91.4% national examination pass rate average for the past five years

75% student retention rate

Over the past five years, graduates have been surveyed to determine how the medical assistant program at Ridgewater College prepared them for practice in the field. Graduates responded to questions regarding

• Affective skills – soft skills – patient interaction
• Psychomotor skills – Hands-on skills – such as performing vital signs
• Cognitive skills – mastering medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology