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About Summit College

If you’re willing to put in the work, take each step with determination, and never stop climbing, Summit College can help you elevate your education – and elevate your life.

We appreciate that every student’s climb is different. We’ve seen firsthand the need for individualized, personal support for every student. And that’s what we’re here for. To support your climb, in any form it may take.

We don’t prepare our students to just get a job. We provide the knowledge and tools you need to begin a career with long-term earning potential and job stability.

How Summit Elevates Our Students

At Summit College we believe that students must learn beyond the theory taught inside a classroom. That’s why your classes will require you to spend time in the lab and deal with real-life situations.

For those who want to start a career, but have no time to waste, we offer programs that can be completed in less than a year. And because we understand that modern life requires students to coordinate education with other activities, we offer courses during mornings, nights and weekends.

We’re all about helping your climb. When it’s time to start career searching after you’ve completed your program, our Career Services are there to help. We assist with resume preparation, interviewing techniques and establishing sites for externships. Plus, we make it easy for employers to find our graduates, and for our graduates to find the right fit in employer.

Available Programs

Medical Assistant -Administrative and Clinical

Summit College’s Medical Assistant – Clinical and Administrative program emphasizes both the front-office administrative skills and back-office clinical skills. Qualified Medical Assistants are prized in almost every healthcare organization as the job demand continues to grow.

This nine-month program offered at the Colton campus will teach you about medical records procedures, MediSoft, and laboratory services, allowing you to be fully prepared to work at any doctor’s office or med clinic upon completion. Some aspects covered in the program include:

Medical law and ethics
Patient rights
Communications
Medical office bookkeeping
Computer operations
Medical billing
Medisoft training

Colton, CA

851 S. Cooley Dr

Colton,

92324

El Cajon, CA

851 E. Cooley Drive

Colton,

92324

Licensed Vocational Nurse

If a deeply rewarding, exciting, dynamic allied health career sounds appealing to you, our Licensed Vocational Nurse program is probably right for you. As a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), you will learn how to provide basic medical care for patients in various settings ranging from surgical to maternity. At Summit College, you’ll have access to modern facilities and clinics to ensure you leave with all the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful in this field and make an immediate impact.

LVNs are among the most diverse allied health professionals. With so much to cover, this program takes twelve months (full-time) or eighteen months (part-time) with both day and evening/weekend options. Some of the basics you’ll start learning include: