Career Point College

[tulsamommyof3]

I was wondering if anyone on this site has attended Career Point College? I am thinking of attending soon. I want to go for my Associates in Medical Assistant. Which also gives me the option of working from home doing Medical Transcription, Billing and Coding and Medical Insurance. I have a 2 year old and 3 month old twins. I want to be someone my girls can look up too and say mom did it so can I. Plus the extra income would help being my husband is the only one working right now. He works at Nordam and they have been doing alot of layoffs in the last year.  We need to start savings accounts for our girls for college funds and etc..  Anyway back to my question. I am curious to know if this is a good school to get into? I know they have flexible hours with day and evening classes and the medical assistant program takes 60 weeks to complete. I just want to make sure I am making the right decision on which school to go too. I need something that is flexible and gives on the job training. And hopefully doesn't cost an arm and a leg to attend. I know any education isn't cheap. But I do know Career Point cost $90/credit hour whereas University of Phoenix cost $365/credit hour. Any advice would be appreciated. I'm also wondering if anyone has found a school that offers online classes for medical transcription. And I'm also looking for Scholarship sites and pell grant sites.

[wildgoose]

My mother made a living for many years as a Medical Transcriptionist.  She and a loose network of other transcriptionists worked together making sure their clients were covered for vacations or overload and such.

That being said, the work started to dry up in the mid to late 90's.  Large doctor groups invested in technology to help the doctors with their notes instead of sending out tapes.  My advice is to call and talk to as many people currently doing this for a living, if you can find any, and see if it makes any sense to go forward.

I think the ship has sailed for outside transcription and billing.  Good Luck.

[tulsamommyof3]

I'm actually going for Medical Office Assistant. The classes I have to take for this gives me the option of working from home. But i am wondering if Career Point College is a good school and if anyone on here has had any experience with this school? Also I am looking for any information on finding scholarships. I have already filled out my FAFSA online.

[sgrizzle]

I haven't heard any good reviews of career point, but a few from community care college.

My wife did transcription for a few years. The work is there but it kinda tough to get into. My wife now works some evenings/weekends in an office which allows for her o work without needing daycare since I am home the hours she works. That might be another option for you.

[Vision 2025]

My wife teaches at Career Point and enjoys it very much.  PM me if you like.

[TURobY]

I had a friend teach at Career Point, as well. He said that he enjoyed it as well, and had no issues with any of his students. I wonder if it is related to the field of study...?

[cecelia]

I wouldn't do it. If I were you, I'd ask around to see how many people who graduated from Career Point are employed in the jobs they trained for.  I suspect you'd find out that very, very few of them are (I'm going by what I've heard from people working in medical field - at hospitals, etc. - have told me about who gets hired from what schools).

Save your money and go to TCC.

[tulsamommyof3]

Career Point didn't start offering associates degrees until January 2009. That may be why some people from other schools got chosen instead of the ones from Career Point. Any education is better than none. Also it's not like I'm going to be a Nurse. I'm strictly going for Administration in a Medical Office. TCC is a GREAT school don't get me wrong. I went there for my Certificate in Business Administration. But I didn't have kids then either. I need a school that will work with my schedule. My husbands job has rotating shifts. Sometimes days and sometimes nights and TCCs class schedules conflict with my schedule completely. I have no help with my 3 kids 2 and under. Both my parents are deceased and my husbands parents are not allowed around our children for very good reasons. If a job hires somebody for what school they attended and not for who possesses the best skills. Then I probably don't want the job anyway. Thanks for the input though.