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Is taking a Medical Assistant course at US Career Institute worth the money and time?

Hi! I have been in sales all my life but i haven't been working for a lil more than a yr coz I just had a baby. I will be starting a new part-time job as a medical office admin assistant next week (totally not my area of specialty) and I have been thinking of why not getting a diploma/cert for it online that way I will have the education and the experience if ever i decide to pursue it fulltime in the future. I came across US Career Institute and really like what they're saying. It's affordable and self-paced. I raed a lot of negative reviews about graduates not being able to find jobs coz of not having experience but since I will start working in that field next week, It might be a good thing. What do you think? Has anybody tried this school? How did it go? Thanks!

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1. You already got the job! That's fabulous. A ton of people would love to be in your shoes. I hope you like it. Don't enroll in any certificate program yet. First, work the job for a bit. Make sure you like it. If you do, then I think it's a very, very good idea for you to get that certificate. The certificate, plus the experience you're getting, will set you up very well in this career. Before you enroll at US Career Institute, check to see if the community colleges in your area offer this course. If they do, it'll be a lot cheaper than at US Career Institute. Also, after you start working, ask the other assistants if they got their certificate, and where they went. Then check out those programs as well.