http://falcate.com/blog/what-is-the-difference-between-medical-assistant-associate-degree-and-medical-assistant-diploma/ Falcate.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://falcate.com/blog/what-is-the-difference-between-medical-assistant-associate-degree-and-medical-assistant-diploma/comment-page-1/#comment-219 Homegirl Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:28:44 +0000 http://falcate.com/blog/what-is-the-difference-between-medical-assistant-associate-degree-and-medical-assistant-diploma/#comment-219 A degree takes about 2 years to earn and the lowest level is the Associate Degree. A diploma is less than a degree in stature and takes less time to earn. Most diploma and/or certificate programs take about a year to complete. As far as pay goes, it just depends. A doctor wants to know can you do the job and then experience will come into play. In some fields a degree carries much more weight over a diploma, but in other fields it doesn't matter as much. The good thing about a degree is that you can continue on w/ it in the future and get higher degrees. However, the benefit of a diploma is that you get working FASTER than if in a degree program and by the time your degreed counterparts are graduating, you would have a year of experience in the field and be making near what they would anyway. Good luck to you. A degree takes about 2 years to earn and the lowest level is the Associate Degree. A diploma is less than a degree in stature and takes less time to earn. Most diploma and/or certificate programs take about a year to complete. As far as pay goes, it just depends. A doctor wants to know can you do the job and then experience will come into play. In some fields a degree carries much more weight over a diploma, but in other fields it doesn’t matter as much. The good thing about a degree is that you can continue on w/ it in the future and get higher degrees. However, the benefit of a diploma is that you get working FASTER than if in a degree program and by the time your degreed counterparts are graduating, you would have a year of experience in the field and be making near what they would anyway. Good luck to you.

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