Healthcare Office Assistant Diploma

Learn the skills you need to become a vital part of the Healthcare industry.

Program Description

Become a Healthcare office assistant and join the administrative support team in a variety of healthcare settings. Your HCOA training prepares you for rewarding careers in dental, medical, pharmacy, physiotherapy, optometry, chiropractic, and other clinics.

In this program, you’ll learn the necessary computer software, professional office skills, and the core elements of anatomy, physiology, terminology and pharmacology. As a graduate, you’ll have the training you need to find employment in the growing healthcare industry.

This program has been approved by the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) of the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills.

About the Program

For additional program details, complete the online application form or contact us.

  • Students are required to be 19 years of age prior to the start of the program or possess a high school diploma (or equivalent), and provide evidence of one of the following English proficiency requirements:

    For students who attended an English-language high school, proof of one of the following:

    • Minimum Grade 10 English, or

    • Accuplacer Grade 10 level or higher

    For students whose first language is not English, proof of English proficiency ability (one of the following):

    • IELTS 6.0 overall, or

    • Cambridge English Scale: score of 169 or higher, or

    • Cambridge English: Advanced score of Grade C, or

    • Cambridge English: Business Vantage score of Grade C, or

    • Canadian Language Benchmark Placement Test (CLBPT) minimum score of 7, or

    • CELPIP minimum score of 7, or

    • TOEFL score of at least 60, or

    • TOEIC score of at least 605, or

    • Pearson Test of English (PTE) score of at least 46, or

    • CAEL minimum score of 50, or

    • Duolingo English test score of 95 or higher, or

    • Excel Career College entrance test with a minimum of 65%

  • Domestic Pricing:
    Tuition: $10,332.00
    Student Application Fee: $100.00
    Textbooks: $200
    Total: $10,632.00

    International Pricing:
    Tuition: $14,400.00
    Student Application Fee: $1,000.00
    Administrative Fee: $200.00
    Textbooks: $200.00
    Total: $15,800.00

    Please review our Refund Policy.

  • As a Healthcare Office Assistant, graduates will be confident and prepared to join the administrative team in the growing healthcare industry. Graduates can find work in a variety of environments, such as:

    Hospitals, Pharmacies, Dental Offices, Medical Offices, Medical Transcription, Physiotherapy Offices, Chiropractic Offices, Optometrist Offices, Naturopathic Offices, and other medical offices, in addition to non-medical offices and administrative teams.

  • 820 hours (approx. 41 weeks) of synchronous, in-person or blended training, including 760 hours of theory training and a 60 hour practicum placement.

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