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Certificate of Completion:<\/strong> The college awards a certificate of completion or achievement at the end of a training program. However, they cannot award certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Professional certification: <\/strong>Provided either through government or professional agencies (such as AAPC, the American Association for Professional Coders). Some healthcare jobs require professional certification. Certification can involve a test that may cost $100-$300, depending on the test. Most certification tests are valid anywhere in the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n State Licensure: <\/strong>Some states (such as Washington State) require that the student complete a training course, pass a certification test, and apply for licensure through the state before they can get a job in certain health professions. Licensure doesn’t require another test–just an application and documentation of your training and certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n See below for options and whether certification and\/or licensure is required in Washington State for that job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Certification Required in WA?<\/strong> NO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Certification Recommended?<\/strong> Yes. It will help put you at the top of the employment candidate list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Agencies Offering Certification:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n State Licensure Required? <\/strong>NO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Certification Required in WA?<\/strong> NO. Not required by the state government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Certification Recommended?<\/strong> Yes! Definitely. Most employers REQUIRE certification (pick one below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Agencies Offering Certification in Coding:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Agencies Offering Certification in Billing:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Certification Required in WA? <\/strong>No…just training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Certification Recommended? <\/strong>Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Agencies Offering Certification<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n State Licensure Required? <\/strong>YES. Complete training, and then apply for a license through Washington State<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Certification Required in WA?<\/strong> No…just training<\/p>\n\n\n\n Certification Recommended?<\/strong> Yes–after 6 months of full-time employment<\/p>\n\n\n\n Agencies Offering Certification:<\/strong> State Licensure Required?<\/strong> No.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Certification Required in WA? <\/strong>YES.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Agencies Offering Certification (that are accepted by WA State<\/a>):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n State Licensure Required? YES. Complete training, plus one of the above certification tests, and THEN <\/strong>apply for a license through Washington State<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Allied Health Certificate, Certification, and Licensure Information Note the difference among the following terms. Certificate of Completion: The college awards a certificate of completion or achievement at the end of a training program. However, they cannot award certification. Professional certification: Provided either through government or professional agencies (such as AAPC, the American Association for Professional Coders). Some ...more about Professional Certification<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3201,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-3003","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ahe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ahe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ahe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ahe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3201"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ahe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3003"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ahe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3003\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3665,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ahe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3003\/revisions\/3665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ahe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Administrative Programs<\/h2>
MAA: Medical Administrative Assistant<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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MBC: Medical Billing and Coding Specialist<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Clinical Programs<\/h2>
MA-P: Phlebotomist<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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CLA: Clinical Lab Assistant<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Medical Laboratory Assistant<\/a> (MLA) through ASCP<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Applicants should not apply until after<\/strong> successful completion of the structured program.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nMA-C: Clinical Medical Assistant<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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