Merced College Career Advancement Academy

Industry Certification

Medical Assistant
Certifications

The Merced College Career Advancement Academy Medical Assistant Program prepares students to take the California Certified Medical Assistant (CCMA) Exam.

The three certifications available to students after they complete the program are:

Basic & Clinical Specialty CCMA-C
Basic & Administrative Specialty CCMA-A
Basic and both specialties CCMA-AC

www.ccbma.org

Computer
Certifications

The Internet and Computing Core Digital Literacy Certification is a globally recognized certification that provides both students and job seekers with the foundation of knowledge needed to excel in fields that involve computers and the Internet.

Three exams comprise the IC3 Digital Literacy Certification.

Key Applications: Covers popular word processing, spreadsheet and presentation applications and the common features of all applications.

Living Online: Covers skills for working in an Internet or networked environment.

Computing Fundamentals: Covers a foundational understanding of computing.

www.certiport.com/IC3

National Healthcareer Association Certifications

The Merced College Career Advancement Academy Medical Assistant Program prepares students to take the National Healthcareer Association certification exams.

The three certifications available to students after they complete the program are:

Clinical Medical Assistant Certification CCMA
Medical Administrative Assistant Certification CMAA
Electronic Health Record Specialist Certification CEHRS

www.nhanow.com

Microsoft Office Specialist Certifications

The Microsoft Office Specialist certification helps users become more productive by increasing proficiency, confidence and effectiveness in using Microsoft Office programs to perform daily work tasks.

The Microsoft Office Specialist exams include:

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Outlook

www.certiport.com/MOS

Career Advancement Academy Program administrator says IC³ has given participants a ‘competitive edge’ among job candidates for almost 10 years

At a trade conference in 2000, Jackie Mayhue discovered a way she could distinguish her academy’s graduates in a crowded and competitive 21st Century workforce. The program coordinator for the Merced College Career Advancement Academy (CAA) had just sat for a certification exam provided by Certiport and was wowed by the performance-based testing technology and the concept of validating key employment skills.
“I took the test, believed in its contents, then came back to our school and said, ‘We have to do this,’” she recalled.
Certiport helped Mayhue set up an on-site testing center at the CAA. She
administered only 20 exams that year but recognized that the program could become so much more—both to the community and its employers.

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