Medical Administrative Assistant Program - Dahlonega

The Medical Administrative Assistant Program is offered in partnership with Condensed Curriculum International, Inc. (CCI). This 50-hour course prepares students to function effectively in many of the administrative and clerical positions in the health care industry. Medical Administrative Assistants, Medical Secretaries, and Medical Records Clerks are all positions in great demand. This program covers important background information on the medical assisting profession and interpersonal skills, medical ethics and law, medical terminology, basics of insurance billing and coding, telephone techniques, scheduling appointments, medical records management and management of practice finances. This program is intended to provide students with a well-rounded introduction to medical administrationso that they can gain the necessary skills required to obtain an administrative medical assistant position.

NOTE: Upon successful completion of this program, students would be eligible to sit for the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) national examination.

UNG does not endorse any specific providers of student loans. Below is one of many potential providers, but we encourage you to research other potential options for noncredit student loans.

The SallieMae SmartOption Student Loan is available for this course.

Cover the Cost of Your Tuition
You may use the Sallie Mae Smart Option Student Loans to cover your tuition plus up to an additional $250 to cover related expenses for courses that have a registration fee of $1000-$4,999 and up to an additional $500 to cover related expenses for courses that have a registration fee of $5,000 or more.

No fees
There is no prepayment penalty.

Interest Rate
The Smart Option Student Loan has interest rates that reward good credit and are as low as Prime + 0% for borrowers with excellent credit. Interest rates are variable and reset monthly.

Repayment Options

You may take up to 15 years to repay your loan with one of the following options:

• Standard repayment option, you make level, monthly payments of principal and interest. The minimum monthly payment is $30.00.
• Interest-only repayment option, you make interest-only payments while you are in school and begin standard repayment of principal and interest once school is completed.
• Deferred repayment option, you may defer payments for up to 12 months, not to exceed the anticipated graduation date on the application. You are required to make a $10.00 monthly payment during deferment. This $10.00 payment will be toward the interest that accurse on the account during deferment. After deferment, you will begin standard repayment of principle and interest.

Who May Apply
The Smart Option Student Loan is a private, credit-based student loan for technical training or trade school, online courses, and other continuing education programs.

Fee Breakdown

Category	Description	Amount
Course Fee (Basic)	Registration Fee	$ 999.00