Accreditation
The Columbus State Community College Medical Assisting Certificate Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (mail@caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
9355 - 113th St. N, #7709
Seminole, FL 33775
(727) 210-2350
mail@caahep.org
Columbus State Community College (CSCC) was awarded approval from the Ohio Board of Regents to implement a Medical Assisting Program in 1996. The college began accepting candidates for the Associates Degree in Applied Science Medical Assisting in June 1996. In April of 1999 the CSCC MAT program received accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), upon recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB) as a Certificate program. In 2006 the program was converted to a one plus one program in which students can follow the plan of study for the Medical Assisting Certificate Program and then choose to continue at CSCC to achieve the Medical Assisting ATS degree.
The CSCC Medical Assisting Certificate Program received an eight-year accreditation in March 2016. Compulsory review of the CSCC Medical Assisting Program to obtain renewal of accreditation will commence in 2025. The Medical Assisting Certificate and Associate Degree Program are a subdivision of the Health and Human Services Division at Columbus State Community College.
MAERB Accountability Information
Institution Name: Columbus State Community College
City, State: Columbus, OH
ID Number: 6102
Program Type: Certificate
MAERB 2024 Annual Report
| Year | Job Placement | Graduate Satisfaction | Employer Satisfaction |
| 2023 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2022 | 91% | 100% | 100% |
| 2021 | 71% | 100% | 100% |
| 2020 | 83% | 100% | 100% |
| 2019 | 70% | 100% | 92% |
| Five-Year Average | 83% | 100% | 98% |
For the years 2019 to 2023, the Medical Assisting program at Columbus State Community College has a five-year average of:
- 83% for job placement
- 100% for graduate satisfaction
- 98% for employer satisfaction