Contra Costa Medical Career College: Your Path to a Purpose-Driven Healthcare Career

Are you a recent high school graduate or someone seeking a fulfilling career change? Contra Costa Medical Career College (CCMCC) offers career-focused training in the growing healthcare field. CCMCC provides specific education for targeted healthcare careers. Healthcare employment is projected to grow 13% from 2021 to 2031, faster than average for all occupations. Choosing a career path that is motivating, interesting, and focused on helping others is possible. CCMCC is here to help you train for more than just a job, guiding students along their Path to Purpose.

A Culture of Community and Support

At CCMCC, a culture of community and support is fostered. CCMCC is there for you from enrollment to graduation, placement, and beyond.

Innovative and Hands-On Training

CCMCC's classroom environment and labs incorporate modern technology and digital training while still being hands-on in approach. This may offer a great advantage as you enter the job market.

Programs Offered

CCMCC offers a range of programs designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in the healthcare sector:

Medical Assisting: Provides hands-on healthcare career training in less than one year.
Phlebotomy: Offers quick training with 4, 5, or 10-week schedules. Students can add phlebotomy to their list of healthcare skills with a focused 4-week class. Level up your life and add Phlebotomy Technician to your list of skills. Start your journey as a Phlebotomist today!
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Comprehensive Curriculum

CCMCC's curriculum is designed to provide students with the most current and comprehensive tools and technical training needed to function in a variety of medical settings. The college assists students in developing good judgment, clinical and interpersonal skills, and scientific knowledge, enabling them to function competently as a member of any healthcare team.

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CCMCC offers a variety of courses, some of which provide Continuing Education Units (CEUs) upon successful completion. These courses cover a wide range of topics essential for healthcare professionals:

Infection Control: This course reviews the importance of hand washing as the foundation of infection control. It also covers infection control programs and safety regulatory agencies, techniques used in infection control, sharps hazards and medical waste disposal laws, safety laws and procedures including fire, radiation, electrical, and chemical safety.
Circulatory System: This course includes the study of the basic structures and functions of the circulatory system and examines the various diseases and disorders affecting it.
Laboratory Sections and Tests: This course will cover the sections of the laboratory and the tests that are done by each section.
Skin Puncture Procedure Techniques: This course will cover skin puncture procedure techniques, how to work with laboratory specimens in a safe way and how to care for the post puncture site.
Blood Collecting Techniques: This course provides instruction on blood collecting techniques and processing specimens, emphasizing the knowledge and skills needed to collect all types of blood samples from patients.
Infection Control and Hazard Control: This course will cover infection control and hazard control procedures necessary for the healthcare worker. Topics include microbiology, practical infection control, sterilization and monitoring, chemical disinfectants, aseptic technique, infectious diseases, OSHA standards, and applicable laws.
Anticoagulation Theory: This course will cover anticoagulation theory including the basics of hemostasis, complications, disorders, tests involved in diagnosing the disorders and drugs used to treat them.
Pre-Analytical Errors: This course will cover pre-analytical sources of error during specimen collection, transportation of the specimen, and storage of the specimen with focus on prevention. Phases of laboratory testing will be covered as well.
Non-Blood Specimens: This course will cover procedures for collection and processing of non-blood requirements including urine, saliva, stool, semen, cerebrospinal fluid, tissue and bone marrow and respiratory tract specimens. Forensic samples and chain of custody will also be thoroughly covered in this course.
Advanced Communication Practices in Phlebotomy: This course will cover advanced communication practices in phlebotomy in the healthcare setting.
Modern Laboratory Technologies: This course takes an in depth look at modern laboratory technologies and the laboratory environment. It includes techniques that will assist the phlebotomist in reducing job related stress, focuses on understanding personality types and how to approach difficult situations calmly and effectively.
Quality Assurance: This course will cover quality assurance performed in the different departments within the laboratory setting.
CLIA and California State Laws and Regulations: This course will cover CLIA and California state laws and regulations as well as legal and ethical issues that arise in the phlebotomy profession. Testing complexity, personnel standards, patient bill of rights, consent, and confidentiality will also be thoroughly covered in this course.

Career Services

Contra Costa Medical Career College’s career services department offers comprehensive support to help match students with an externship, then transition from externship to employment. Placement assistance includes, but is not limited to resume assistance, mock interviews, job placement assistance, and connections with local employers, although employment is not guaranteed.

Flexible Scheduling

Contra Costa Medical Career College offers many programs with flexible scheduling, including evening options.

Convenient Location

Contra Costa Career College’s campus is located in Antioch, California. The campus is conveniently located near public transportation, restaurants, and shopping centers. Whether you’re commuting or exploring between classes, the Central Coast College campus is designed to offer convenience, connection, and a supportive learning environment close to home.

Getting Started

No appointment needed - we love walk-ins! Stop by CCMCC’s campus in Antioch anytime for a campus tour. Check in at the front office between 9 am to 7 pm, Monday through Thursday, and 8:30 am to 5 pm on Fridays.

CCMCC Mission

Contra Costa Medical Career College will supply our students with the most current and comprehensive tools and technical training needed to function in a variety of medical settings. We will assist our students in their development of good judgment, clinical and interpersonal skills, and scientific knowledge which will enable them to function competently as a member of any health care team. We believe that education is the lifelong, on-going development of the person’s character. We believe in producing an educated, responsible member of society equipped with the skills and principals needed to be an exceptional, efficient, and safe health care provider.

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