Medical assistant programs in Charlotte
By accreditation, price and length, compare the 7 schools offering medical assistant programs in the Charlotte area.
- schools
- 7
- accredited
- 6
- public college, a year
- $2,792
- graduates in 2023-24
- 179
When we say accredited, we mean CAAHEP or ABHES. The middle of the 5 published public-college prices for 2023-24 is what we show.
Charlotte area medical assistant schools
We list accredited schools first, ordered by size from largest.
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Gaston College
On campus · Dallas, North Carolina · 54 graduates in 2023-24
- Price
- $3,186 for one year of classes
- Program
- Certificate or degree up to 2 years
- Accreditation
- CAAHEP approves the diploma only
Central Piedmont Community College
On campus · Charlotte, North Carolina · 48 graduates in 2023-24
- Price
- $2,792 for one year of classes
- Program
- Certificate or degree up to 2 years
- Accreditation
- CAAHEP approves the diploma only
Southeastern College-Charlotte
On campus · Charlotte, North Carolina · 28 graduates in 2023-24
- Price
- $24,184 for one year of classes
- Program
- Certificate 1 to 2 years
- Accreditation
- ABHES approves the whole school
Mitchell Community College
On campus · Statesville, North Carolina · 17 graduates in 2023-24
- Price
- $2,651 for one year of classes
- Program
- Certificate or degree up to 2 years
- Accreditation
- CAAHEP approves the diploma only
South Piedmont Community College
On campus · Polkton, North Carolina · 10 graduates in 2023-24
- Price
- $2,022 for one year of classes
- Program
- Certificate or degree 1 to 2 years
- Accreditation
- CAAHEP approves the diploma only
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences
On campus · Concord, North Carolina · 7 graduates in 2023-24
- Price
- $16,070 for one year of classes
- Program
- Certificate or degree up to 2 years
- Accreditation
- CAAHEP approves the diploma only
York Technical College
On campus · Rock Hill, South Carolina · 15 graduates in 2023-24
- Price
- $5,512 for one year of classes
- Program
- Certificate under 12 months
- Accreditation
- Not CAAHEP or ABHES
One table shows all 7 schools in the Charlotte area; you can sort by length, price or graduates.
| School | Certificate or degree, length | Accreditation | Price | Graduates2023-24 | Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificateunder 12 monthsCertificate12 to 24 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 years | CAAHEP (diploma) | $3,186 per year, local studentsone year of classes, same for each award | 54 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 12 monthsCertificate12 to 24 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 years | CAAHEP (diploma) | $2,792 per year, local studentsone year of classes, same for each award | 48 | Request information | |
| Certificate12 to 24 months | ABHES (school) | $24,184 per yearone year of classes, not the whole program | 28 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 12 monthsCertificate12 to 24 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 years | CAAHEP (diploma) | $2,651 per year, local studentsone year of classes, same for each award | 17 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 12 months | Not CAAHEP or ABHES | $5,512 per year, local studentsyearly rate; the certificate takes under a year | 15 | Visit the school's site | |
| Certificate12 to 24 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 years | CAAHEP (diploma) | $2,022 per year, local studentsone year of classes, same for each award | 10 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 12 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 years | CAAHEP (diploma) | $16,070 per yearone year of classes, same for each award | 7 | Request information |
"Request information" shows up only for schools CAAHEP or ABHES accredits, sending your request there; we may get paid. Other rows point to the website belonging to each school. No school gives money to get listed or to move up. Data comes from IPEDS 2023-24 (prices and graduates) plus CAAHEP and ABHES directories.
Reading this list: graduates, prices and accreditation
- CAAHEP-accredited program
- The medical assisting program itself was checked and approved by CAAHEP. To gain Certified Medical Assistant status, graduates can take the CMA exam.
- ABHES-accredited school
- ABHES grants approval to the entire school. Check with the school that its medical assisting program counts too before you plan on the CMA exam.
- Not CAAHEP or ABHES
- The school is not listed by either group for medical assisting; that is not a judgment on the school. Accreditation by another agency for the college itself is still possible. You need a CAAHEP or ABHES program for the CMA exam, while the RMA, CCMA and NCMA exams allow other paths like work experience.
- Price
- These are 2023-24 tuition and fees plus books and supplies if listed, reported as either the whole program cost or one year of full-time study for local public college students. Each award the school lists has the same yearly price.
- Graduates
- This count includes students who completed their studies between July 2023 and June 2024. IPEDS, an annual survey from the U.S. Department of Education, provides these price and graduate numbers.
A quick look at the Charlotte area
Every medical assistant certificate and degree awarded by 7 schools in the Charlotte area during the 2023-24 school year is in this count. Gaston College in Dallas had the most graduates, with 54. Some schools are in a neighboring state because the area, which the Census Bureau defines as Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, includes the city and nearby towns and crosses a state line.
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