Twenty-Three Complete Certificate Program at RCC

ASHEBORO (October 19, 2009)

Randolph Community College Medical Office Assistant graduates pictured at the graduation ceremony on Oct. 17: (front row, left to right) Patricia Simmons, Rosa Valdez, Carol Tackett, Karen Allen, Glenda Cook, and Carolyn Chinchilla; (back row, left to right) Janice Reddick, Penny Alvino, Jane Williams, Susan Wilson, Marjorie Cheek, Jessie McMaster, and Sonya Adams.

Twenty-three students recently completed the class hours required for the Medical Office Assistant certificate program offered by Randolph Community College's Continuing Education division. The students were recognized in a graduation ceremony held in the R. Alton Cox Learning Center auditorium on Oct. 17. About 60 family and friends gathered to watch the 13 students who participated in the ceremony receive their certificates.

Robert Leslie, new dean of corporate and continuing education at RCC, noted that when reviewing the Medical Office Assistant program after he arrived at RCC a few weeks ago, "I have never seen such a program with the excellence that I have seen in your program." He congratulated the graduates who have been taking classes for approximately 18 hours a week for more than a year. "You have completed over 900 hours of instruction," he said. "No other community college in North Carolina offers this level of training." He commended them for their dedication and thanked the family members for their support of the graduates. "I want you to remember today as a rest stop on your lifelong journey of learning," he said and encouraged them to continue their education.

The certificates were presented to the graduates by Tina Dixon, coordinator/instructor of the Medical Office Assistant and Computer programs for RCC. Also in attendance were Daffie Matthews, vice president for administrative services at RCC, and Donna Auman, part-time instructor.

The Medical Office Assistant program offers three specialized medical office certifications: Medical Administrative Assistant, Medical Transcription, and Medical Coding & Billing.

Students receiving certificates, their specialty areas, and their hometowns are as follows:
Archdale: Glenda Cook, Billing & Coding Specialist.
Asheboro: Sonya Adams, Billing & Coding Specialist and Administrative Assistant; Carolyn Chinchilla, Billing & Coding Specialist; Charlotte Jarrell, Billing & Coding Specialist; Tina Varner, Billing & Coding Specialist; Jane Williams, Billing & Coding Specialist; Susan Wilson, Medical Transcription; and Kristen Wright, Billing & Coding Specialist.
Franklinville: Penny Alvino, Billing & Coding Specialist and Administrative Assistant; Marjorie Cheek, Billing & Coding Specialist; and Virginia Parker, Medical Transcription.
Lexington: Sonia Taylor, Administrative Assistant.
Liberty: Patricia Simmons, Billing & Coding Specialist.
Ramseur: Karen Allen, Billing & Coding Specialist and Administrative Assistant; Susanne Hayes, Billing & Coding Specialist; Patricia Starks, Billing & Coding Specialist and Administrative Assistant; and Rosa Valdez, Administrative Assistant.
Randleman: Caroline Dula, Billing & Coding Specialist; Emily Henley, Billing & Coding Specialist and Administrative Assistant.
Staley: Jessie McMaster, Billing & Coding Specialist.
Trinity: Janice Reddick, Billing & Coding Specialist and Administrative Assistant; Carol Tackett, Billing & Coding Specialist and Administrative Assistant; and Cynthia West, Billing & Coding Specialist and Administrative Assistant.

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