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Medical Assistant Programs

Medical assistant programs in Bakersfield

In the Bakersfield area, compare 5 campuses of 4 schools that offer a medical assistant program by accreditation, price and how long the program takes.

campuses of 4 schools
5
accredited
1
career school, whole program
$20,949
graduates in 2023-24
450

A school is accredited if CAAHEP or ABHES accredits it. For 2023-24, the middle of the 4 published career-school prices is the figure shown.

Schools for medical assistants around Bakersfield

Only schools with CAAHEP or ABHES accreditation show "Request information". Your request then goes to that school, and we may receive payment for it. The remaining rows link out to each school's own site. No school pays to be listed or to move up higher. For prices and graduates, we use IPEDS 2023-24. We also check the CAAHEP and ABHES directories.

Accreditation, prices and graduates: how to read this list
CAAHEP-accredited program
The medical assisting program itself has been checked and approved by CAAHEP. People who finish the program can take the CMA exam to earn Certified Medical Assistant status.
ABHES-accredited school
The entire school is approved by ABHES. Ask the school if its medical assisting program is covered as well before you count on the CMA exam.
Not CAAHEP or ABHES
The school isn't listed by either group for medical assisting, which isn't a judgment on the school. Another agency may still accredit the college itself. For the CMA exam, you need a program accredited by CAAHEP or ABHES. Other routes to the RMA, CCMA and NCMA exams include work experience.
Price
As each school reports them, tuition and fees for 2023-24 include books and supplies when listed. The figures cover the whole program or one year of full-time classes. For public colleges, this is the rate local students pay. Each award the school lists has the same yearly price.
Graduates
The count covers everyone who finished from July 2023 through June 2024. Both prices and graduate counts come from IPEDS, which the U.S. Department of Education runs as a yearly survey.

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A quick look at the Bakersfield area

Students in a medical assistant program skills lab

In the 2023-24 school year, 5 schools in the Bakersfield area awarded every medical assistant certificate and degree included in the graduate count. UEI College-Bakersfield in Bakersfield had the highest count at 276. The area covers the city and nearby towns, following how the Census Bureau draws the Bakersfield-Delano, CA region.

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