Cert in Medical Assistant at Red River College Polytechnic in Winnipeg, Canada is a certificate in Health, Food & Medical programme. The programme runs for 10 months. Tuition for international students is CAD 22,217 per year (CAD 8,874 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Health, Food & Medical
Duration: 10 months
Local tuition: CAD 8,874 / year
International tuition: CAD 22,217 / year
We have no an application deadline on record for this programme yet — see the official programme page.
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This ten-month certificate program prepares students to provide administrative support to medical professionals in healthcare settings such as hospitals and physicians' offices. It is delivered full-time at the South Winnipeg Campus with a fall intake. Coursework covers medical office administration, scheduling, records management, and medical terminology, alongside the interpersonal and organizational skills needed to support patient-facing operations. Students must complete immunization documentation, a criminal record check, and an adult and child abuse registry check, along with a Personal Health Information Act session, reflecting the clinical environments graduates work alongside. Graduates are prepared for entry-level medical assistant positions supporting administrative operations in hospitals, clinics, and physicians' offices across Manitoba's healthcare sector.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires Grade 12 graduation, or final-year enrolment, including one credit each of Grade 12 English (40S), Grade 12 Math (40S), and Grade 11 or Grade 12 Biology (30S/40S), though the biology requirement is currently waived. Mature applicants aged 19 or older who have been out of high school for at least one year may qualify with Grade 12 English (40S), Grade 10 Math (20S), and Grade 11 or Grade 12 Biology (30S/40S). Applicants who completed three years of full-time secondary education in Canada, the US, or an ELR-exempt country in English meet the language requirement; others must submit one of RRC Polytech's approved certificate-level assessments: IELTS Academic (overall 6.5, no band below 5.5), CAEL (overall band 70), PTE (overall 58), Duolingo (overall 120), or TOEFL iBT (4.5 overall, minimum 4.0 per component). An Applicant Declaration for Check Documents form is also required.
