Medical Assistant Program at Oakland Community College-Waterford

✔️ Page Updated: December 26th, 2025 | Current for 2026, learn more about our data 🛈

Launch your high-demand Michigan healthcare career with OCC’s 4.0-rated Medical Assisting Certificate, which boasts a perfect 100% CMA exam passage rate and graduate satisfaction.

This page provides up-to-date program costs, graduation and employment data, accreditation details, contact information, and interactive resources – including a Google map, student reviews and official OCC video – to help you quickly evaluate whether Oakland Community College is the right medical assisting school for you.

CMA AAMA: Medical Assistant Program Overview at OCC

If you are looking to launch a rewarding career on the front lines of patient care right here in Oakland County, the Medical Assisting Certificate program at Oakland Community College’s Highland Lakes Campus in Waterford (7350 Cooley Lake Road) is an excellent choice. This comprehensive certificate is specifically designed for immediate entry into Michigan’s high-demand healthcare sector, preparing you for versatile roles in local physician offices, hospitals, and clinics where medical assistants are crucial.

Program Curriculum and Accreditation

OCC’s program holds a strong, continuing accreditation status, initially recognized in 1981. Students receive extensive training across both administrative and clinical responsibilities, covering key skills such as:

• Administrative duties (coding, billing, and scheduling)
• Clinical duties (phlebotomy, taking vital signs, and preparing patients for examinations)

We also offer focused Certificates of Achievement in areas like Medical Insurance Coding & Billing and Phlebotomy, alongside the general Medical Assisting Certificate.

Program Outcomes and Future Investment

The program boasts exceptional student outcomes, including a 100% CMA(AAMA) exam passage rate for 2022 graduates and a perfect 100% graduate satisfaction rating – a strong indicator of program quality. Unique to OCC, you may qualify for valuable apprenticeship opportunities in partnership with local entities like Henry Ford Health, which can provide free tuition and a full-time job.

The college is also investing in the future of healthcare education, with a new, state-of-the-art Health Sciences Building slated to open on the Orchard Ridge Campus in 2027. For details, contact Program Director Alissa Donkerbrook-Jenema at (248) 942-3068 or addonker@oaklandcc.edu.

OCC’s Medical Assistant Program Data

Our Data

Our Medical Assistant Program Data is carefully researched and curated from the following government and higher education organizations.

• CAAHEP (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs) – CAAHEP is the largest programmatic accreditor for health sciences education and the official medical assisting program accreditor for the National CMA (AAMA) Certification Exam.
• IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) – A comprehensive database of U.S. colleges and universities.
• Peterson’s Database – Includes detailed college information and their Distance Learning Licensed Data Set.
• College Scorecard – A U.S. Department of Education tool offering key statistics on college costs, graduation rates, and student outcomes.
• NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) – The primary federal source for data and analysis on education in the U.S. such as cost of tuition. Our data shows average cost of tuition and fees for Public 2 year institutions per state.
• BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) – May 2024 Occupational Outlook Handbook Medical Assistants Data for Salary and Employment. Our data shows the mean annual salary and the total number of employed MAs per state.

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