Brighton Center's Center for Employment Training medical assistant program
In Newport, Kentucky, you'll find Brighton Center's Center for Employment Training, a private nonprofit school. Its medical assisting certificate program had 16 graduates in 2023-24. You won't find it listed for medical assisting by CAAHEP or ABHES, though that isn't a verdict on the school. Other routes are also accepted for the RMA, CCMA and NCMA exams.
- whole program
- $9,585
- graduates in 2023-24
- 16
- medical assisting accreditation
- Not CAAHEP or ABHES
- classes
- On campus
A quick look at Brighton Center's Center for Employment Training
- Address
- 601 Washington Ave., Suite 140, Newport, KY 41071
- Type of school
- Private nonprofit
- Federal student aid
- Yes
- Program
- Certificate, about 9 months
- Accreditation
- Not CAAHEP or ABHES
- Price
- $9,585 for the whole program (books and supplies $400 included)
How it compares with the state median
| Measure | This program | Kentucky median | Rank in Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price, whole-program prices | $9,585 | $16,297 | 1st lowest of 8 |
| Graduates in 2023-24 | 16 | 26 | 15th of 21 |
The medians come from Kentucky programs that report the same figure in the IPEDS, 2023-24 survey, and were checked on 2026-10-22.
Medical assistant programs close by
- Ross Medical Education Center-Erlanger, Erlanger: 8 miles (accredited)
- Gateway Community and Technical College, Florence: 12 miles
- Maysville Community and Technical College, Maysville: 49 miles (accredited)
- Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Lexington: 71 miles (accredited)
- Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education, Lexington: 77 miles
- MedQuest College, Louisville: 83 miles (accredited)
Rules for medical assistants in the state
- State certification required
- No state certification; employer decides on training and national certification
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