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Medical assistant schools in Alabama offer a wonderful opportunity to get in to a great growing allied health career. In the article below we will walk you through all the steps to become an Alabama medical assistant, how to go about getting certified, what the pay is and much more!
 

How to become a medical assistant in Alabama

You should know that the State of Alabama does not require their medical assistants have a certification in order to be employed. That is as long as you have completed high school or earned a G.E.D. The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners and Medical Licensure Commission of Alabama (ALBME-MLC) is responsible for the oversight of licensing and certification for healthcare workers. It does not, however, have any specific guidelines for medical assistants in the state.

Learn How to Become a Medical Assistant in Alabama

We show you the steps needed for becoming a medical assistant in Alabama below.

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Step 1 – Do you want to Become Certified in Alabama for Medical Assisting?

The very first step you should take is to determine if you are planning to become certified, and the professional training it will require in the state of Alabama. It is not mandatory in Alabama but it is something you really should do because of what it does in a positive way for you and your career in medical assisting.

Step 2 – Do you want an associate’s degree or a certificate?

Alabama medical assistant programs give two types of credentials to their students that qualify them for becoming a certified medical assistant in Alabama. Getting associates degree and a certificate in medical assisting are the two options if you choose to get certified.

Step 3 – Sign-up for an Alabama Program in Medical Assisting that is Accredited

Medical assistant training in Alabama is managed by two agencies – ((CAAHEP) – The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs) and ((ABHES) – The Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools). Attend a program approved by them and you are then allowed to test for certification in Alabama. The full list of approved Alabama courses in medical assisting are listed below.

Accredited medical assistant programs in Alabama

H. Councill Trenholm State Community College – Medical Assisting Program
1225 Air Base Blvd PO Box 9000 Montgomery, AL 36108-3105
Status: Continuing
Initial Accreditation Date: 10/19/1998
Degrees: Associate
Program Director: Miriam Diamond-Akwuba CCMA, MBBS
Phone: (334) 420-4425
mdiamond@trenholmstate.edu
www.trenholmstate.edu

Northwest-Shoals Community College – Medical Assisting Program
PO Box 2545 800 George Wallace Blvd Muscle Shoals, AL 35662
Status: Initial
Initial Accreditation Date: 3/17/2017
Degrees: Associate
Program Director: Medina Peebles RN, BSN, CMAC (AMCA)
Phone: (256) 331-8074
mpeebles@nwscc.edu
www.nwscc.edu

South University-Montgomery – Medical Assisting Program
5355 Vaughn Road Montgomery, AL 36116-1120
Status: Continuing
Initial Accreditation Date: 10/15/2001
Degrees: Associate
Program Outcomes
Program Director: Allan Dunlap MD, RMA (AMT)
Phone: (334) 395-8840
adunlap@southuniversity.edu
www.southuniversity.edu-Montgomery

Wallace Community College – Medical Assisting Program
1141 Wallace Drive Dothan, AL 36303-0943
Status: Continuing
Initial Accreditation Date: 4/10/1994
Degrees: Associate
Program Outcomes
Program Director: Brandie Yeomans BSEd, CMA(AAMA)
Phone: (334) 556-2429
byeomans@wallace.edu
www.wallace.edu

Wallace State Community College – Medical Assisting Program
801 Main Street PO Box 2000 Hanceville, AL 35077
Status: Continuing
Initial Accreditation Date: 4/27/1996
Degrees: Associate
Program Director: Tracie Lynn Fuqua CMA (AAMA), BS
Phone: (256) 352-8321
tracie.fuqua@wallacestate.edu
www.wallacestate.edu

Chattahoochee Valley Community College
2602 College Drive Phenix City, Alabama 36869
ABHES ID#: MA-525
Phone: 334-291-4900
Medical Assisting (MAT) – Associate of Applied Science (Residential)
Initial Year Accredited: 2018
Currently Accredited Through: February 28, 2022
Contact Details: Ms. Bridgett Jackson, Interim Health Sciences Division Chair
Email: bridgett.jackson@cv.edu
www.cv.edu

Fortis College (Dothan)
200 Vulcan Way Dothan, Alabama 36303
ABHES ID#: I-227-01
Phone: (334) 677-2832
Fax: (334) 677-1624
Medical Assisting – Diploma (Residential)
Initial Year Accredited: 2003
Currently Accredited Through: February 28, 2022
Contact Details: Mr. Roger Rocha, Campus President
Email: rrocha@fortiscollege.edu
Website: www.fortis.edu-Dothan

Fortis College (Foley)
200 E. Laurel Avenue Foley, Alabama 36535
ABHES ID#: I-227
Phone: (251) 970-1460
Fax: (251) 970-1660
Medical Assisting – Diploma (Residential)
Initial Year Accredited: 1998
Currently Accredited Through: February 28, 2022
Contact Details: Ms. Candice Morgan, Campus President
Email: cmorgan@fortiscollege.edu
www.fortis.edu-Foley

Fortis College (Mobile)
7033 Airport Boulevard Mobile, Alabama 36608
ABHES ID#: I-055
Phone: (251) 344-1203
Fax: (251) 344-1299
Medical Assisting – Diploma (Residential)
Medical Office Administration – Diploma (Residential)
Initial Year Accredited: 1986
Currently Accredited Through: February 28, 2020
Contact Details: Ms. Claire Walker, Campus President
Email: cwalker@fortiscollege.edu
www.fortis.edu-Mobile

Fortis College (Montgomery)
3736 Atlanta Highway Montgomery, Alabama 36109
ABHES ID#: I-055-02
Phone: (334) 272-3857
Fax: (334) 272-3859
Medical Assisting – Diploma (Residential)
Initial Year Accredited: 2000
Currently Accredited Through: February 28, 2020
Contact Details: Dr. Bobby Jordan, Campus President
Email: bjordan@fortiscollege.edu
www.fortis.edu-Montgomery

Ross Medical Education Center (Huntsville)
930 Old Monrovia Road, NW, Suite 12
Huntsville, Alabama 35806
ABHES ID#: I-292-07
Phone: (256) 430-9740
Fax: (256) 430-9739
Medical Assistant – Diploma (Residential)
Medical Insurance Billing and Office Administration – Diploma (Residential)
Initial Year Accredited: 2014
Currently Accredited Through: February 28, 2020
Contact Details: Ms. Elizabeth Bowden, Campus Director
Email: ebowden@rosseducation.edu
www.rosseducation.edu-Huntsville

Step 4 – Finish all required hours of clinical training for Alabama

Clearly, graduating from a medical assistant training program is an important first step but you must also remember that training courses in Alabama require you to meet a minimum number of instruction hours in a clinical setting.

You will not be able to take a certification exam until you have finished all of the mandatory hours.

Step 5 – Pass Medical Assisting Certification Exam in Alabama

In the State of Alabama, passing one of the nationally-administered examinations for medical assistant certification is imperative for your success. The certification examinations in Alabama have sections that cover all major areas of study you would have covered in your Alabama medical assisting training program. Each of the main national certification exams recognized in Alabama are outlined in detail at the link here.

Medical assistant salary and jobs in Alabama

Medical assistants in Alabama have a great future in front of them. The Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts a 27% in the State of Alabama through 2024. The data table below reflects statistics on medical assistant salary in Alabama by location.
LocationPay TypeLowMedianHigh
United StatesHourly$10.99$15.17$21.78
Yearly$22,870$31,540$45,310
AlabamaHourly$9.69$12.81$17.78
Yearly$20,150$26,650$36,990
Birmingham-Hoover, AL MSAHourly$10.36$13.85$19.95
Yearly$21,550$28,810$41,500
Tuscaloosa, AL MSAHourly$9.68$13.42$17.79
Yearly$20,140$27,920$37,000
Auburn-Opelika, AL MSAHourly$10.36$13.19$17.87
Yearly$21,550$27,440$37,160
Montgomery, AL MSAHourly$9.77$13.11$17.25
Yearly$20,330$27,270$35,880
Decatur, AL MSAHourly$9.84$12.99$17.37
Yearly$20,470$27,030$36,130
Huntsville, AL MSAHourly$10.23$12.83$15.90
Yearly$21,270$26,680$33,060
Dothan, AL MSAHourly$9.93$12.62$16.26
Yearly$20,650$26,250$33,830
Columbus, GA-AL MSAHourly$9.77$12.60$17.05
Yearly$20,320$26,220$35,460
Northwest Alabama BOSHourly$8.67$12.41$17.25
Yearly$18,030$25,820$35,890
Northeast Alabama BOSHourly$9.32$12.27$17.55
Yearly$19,390$25,530$36,490
Gadsden, AL MSAHourly$9.52$11.97$15.78
Yearly$19,790$24,900$32,830
Southwest Alabama BOSHourly$8.22$11.96$17.52
Yearly$17,100$24,880$36,430
Anniston-Oxford, AL MSAHourly$8.33$11.80$18.19
Yearly$17,330$24,540$37,840
Mobile, AL MSAHourly$9.60$11.59$15.49
Yearly$19,980$24,110$32,230
Southeast Alabama BOSHourly$8.53$11.42$16.33
Yearly$17,750$23,740$33,970
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSAHourly$8.44$11.36$15.03
Yearly$17,540$23,630$31,270

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