Medical Administrative Assistant Certificate

Okanagan College

Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

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Offered by Okanagan College in Kelowna, Canada, Medical Administrative Assistant Certificate is a certificate in Health Sciences programme. The programme is delivered fully online. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 3,300 per total for local students.

At a glance

Degree: Certificate
Field: Health Sciences
Delivery: Online
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 3,300 / total

Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·

Program details

Overview

The Medical Administrative Assistant (MAA) Certificate is a 540-hour online specialty certificate program designed to hepl you attain the skills required to work in a medical or allied health office as a medical administrative assistant. After gradution, you may work as assistants in hospital departments including admitting, diagnostic imaging and outpatient clinics or in medical general practitioner and specialist offices and in medical clinics or find employment in long-term care facilities and insurance companies.

Application Details

Application Deadline: Domestic applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC (a $30 CAD fee): Okanagan College sets no fixed closing date for most programmes in the 2026-27/2027-28 cycle. Applications for a Fall intake open at 8:30 a.m. on October's first business day of the preceding year, and for a Winter intake at 8:30 a.m. on February's first business day of the preceding year (exceptions apply); Practical Nursing's January intake opens at 9:00 a.m. on April's first business day of the preceding year. Most programmes accept applications until seats fill, though Nursing and Dental programmes set their own fixed or ranked deadlines on their own pages. International applicants also apply through EducationPlannerBC, paying a $100 CAD per-programme fee; the College publishes no institution-wide international closing date and directs applicants to each programme's own page. Admission is otherwise rolling. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.

About Okanagan College

Type: College
Founded: 1963
Programs: 136
Location: Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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Frequently asked questions

What degree does Medical Administrative Assistant Certificate award?

Okanagan College awards a Certificate in the field of Health Sciences on completion of this programme.

How much does Medical Administrative Assistant Certificate cost?

Tuition is CAD 3,300 per total for local students.

Can Medical Administrative Assistant Certificate be studied online?

Yes — the programme is delivered fully online.

What language is Medical Administrative Assistant Certificate taught in?

The programme is taught in English.

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