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Medical Assistant Programs

Medical assistant programs in Cleveland

Compare the 13 schools in the Cleveland area that offer a medical assistant program, checking price, length and accreditation.

schools
13
accredited
8
career school, whole program
$16,297
public college, a year
$4,004
graduates in 2023-24
212

A school is accredited if CAAHEP or ABHES accredits it. For 2023-24, the prices shown are the midpoint of 3 career-school and 4 public-college figures. 212 graduates in 2023-24.

Cleveland-area schools that train medical assistants

Accredited schools come first, with the largest listed first.

One table compares all 13 schools in the Cleveland area. Sort them by graduates, program length or price.
Medical assistant programs in Cleveland
SchoolCertificate or degree, lengthAccreditationPriceGraduates2023-24Request
Valley College-Cleveland8700 Brookpark Road, Clevelandon campus
Certificateabout 10 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$17,414 whole program49Visit the school's site
Bryant & Stratton College-Parma12955 Snow Rd, Parmaon campusCMA exam results
Associate degreeabout 2 yearsCAAHEP (program)$19,640 per yearone year of classes, not the whole program28Request information
Ross Medical Education Center-Elyria120 Market Drive, Elyriaon campus
Certificateabout 8 monthsABHES (school)$16,297 whole program26Request information
Remington College-Cleveland Campus14445 Broadway Ave, Clevelandon campus
Certificateunder 12 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$16,254 per yearyearly rate; the certificate takes under a year24Visit the school's site
Cuyahoga Community College District700 Carnegie Ave, Clevelandonline classesCMA exam results
Certificate12 to 24 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 yearsCAAHEP (certificate)$3,736 per yearone year of classes, same for each award23Request information
Ohio Business College-Sheffield5095 Waterford Dr., Sheffield Villageon campus
Certificate12 to 24 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$9,385 per yearone year of classes, not the whole program20Visit the school's site
Lakeland Community College7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtlandon campusCMA exam results
Certificate12 to 24 monthsCAAHEP (program)$3,872 per year, local studentsone year of classes, not the whole program10Request information
Lorain County Community College1005 North Abbe Rd, Elyriaon campusCMA exam results
Certificate12 to 24 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 yearsCAAHEP (certificate)$4,135 per year, local studentsone year of classes, same for each award10Request information
Medina County Career Center1101 W Liberty St, Medinaon campusCMA exam results
Certificateabout 9 monthsCAAHEP (program)$10,082 whole program6Request information
Polaris Career Center7285 Old Oak Blvd, Middleburg Heightson campusCMA exam results
Certificate12 to 24 monthsCAAHEP (program)Ask the school for the price6Request information
Kent State University at Ashtabula3300 Lake Road West, Ashtabulaon campus
Certificateunder 12 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$7,428 per year, local studentsyearly rate; the certificate takes under a year6Visit the school's site
Lakewood University2231 North Taylor Road, Cleveland Heightsonline classes
Certificateunder 12 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$10,479 per yearyearly rate; the certificate takes under a year4Visit the school's site
Kent State University-Geauga CampusBurtonon campus
CertificateCAAHEP (program)Ask the school for the price–Request information

The "Request information" option appears only for schools accredited by CAAHEP or ABHES. It sends your request to that school, and we may be paid for it. For every other school, the link leads to that school's website. No school pays for a listing or for a higher position. Source data: IPEDS 2023-24 for prices and graduates, plus directories from CAAHEP and ABHES.

Reading guide: accreditation, prices and graduates
CAAHEP-accredited program
The medical assisting program itself has been checked and approved by CAAHEP. Finishing it qualifies you to take the CMA exam, which lets you become a Certified Medical Assistant.
ABHES-accredited school
ABHES accredits the school as a whole. Ask the school if its medical assisting program is covered too before you count on the CMA exam.
Not CAAHEP or ABHES
For medical assisting, neither of the two groups includes the school, and this isn't a judgment about the school. Another agency may still accredit the college itself. You need a CAAHEP or ABHES program for the CMA exam; other routes, including work experience, work for the RMA, CCMA and NCMA exams.
Classes online
Your coursework is online. Clinical hours are always completed on site, at a clinic or the school.
Price
For 2023-24, each school reports its tuition and fees. Books and supplies are included when the school lists them. Amounts cover the whole program or a single year of full-time classes, using the local student rate at public colleges. Each award listed by a school has the same yearly price.
Graduates
This covers students who finished from July 2023 to June 2024. The U.S. Department of Education runs a yearly survey called IPEDS, which provides prices and graduate numbers.

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A quick look at the Cleveland area

Medical assistant students practicing vital signs in a college skills lab

The total includes every medical assistant certificate and degree awarded by 12 Cleveland-area schools in the 2023-24 school year. With 49 graduates, Valley College-Cleveland in Cleveland had the highest count. Of these programs, 2 are available online, though clinical hours take place in person. This area includes the city and nearby towns, following the Census Bureau's boundaries for Cleveland, OH.

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