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Are you ready to take the next step? Learn more about what you need to do to get started in the Medical Assisting program.

What To Know Before You Start

The Medical Assisting program has its own admissions process, timeline and requirements. View the additional application and admissions information.
Please email the Health Occupations Admissions Office or call 972-860-5001 to receive an information packet and information session details.
This program also requires a criminal background check and drug testing.
Take a look at the degrees and certificates for the Medical Assisting program to get a head start on the enrollment process.

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Completing the application, meeting with an advisor, attending orientation, registering for classes...
these are all part of the college admissions process.

How to Get Started in the Medical Assisting Program for College Credit

The Medical Assisting program admits 20 to 30 students each Fall and Spring semester.

There are two official filing periods per calendar year:

Jan. 1-May 31 for the Fall semester (notification letters are mailed by June 15)
Aug. 1-Oct. 31 for the Spring semester (notification letters are mailed by Nov. 15)

Before applying to one of the Specialized Imaging Programs, you must complete the entire Specialized Imaging Core Curriculum, which comprises selected general education support courses and health care-related courses that introduce the theory and application of health care concepts.

Information Packet and Information Sessions

Please visit dcccd.edu/health-packets-sessions for information packet and information session details. The information packet will include complete information on admission requirements and application instructions. Email the Health Occupations Admissions Office or call 972-860-5001 with additional questions.

Drug Testing and Criminal Background Check

All students enrolled in allied health programs are required by Dallas/Fort Worth Hospital Council member facilities to undergo drug testing and a criminal background check after admission to the program.

Class Locations for El Centro Allied Health Programs

Classes for the Medical Laboratory Technology and Paramedic programs are held at the El Centro Downtown Campus, 801 Main St.

Classes in Dental Hygiene are held in the Dallas College Dental Hygiene Center, 1250 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 500, Dallas, Texas 75247, just east of I-35, Stemmons Expressway (in the six-story Comerica Bank building).

All other allied health programs at El Centro hold classes in the Downtown Health Sciences Center (formerly El Centro Center for Allied Health and Nursing), 301 N. Market St. in the West End District of downtown Dallas, one block north of the El Centro Downtown Campus.