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Medical Assistant Programs

Medical assistant programs in Denver

You can compare price, length and accreditation across the 10 campuses of 9 schools with medical assistant programs in the Denver area.

campuses of 9 schools
10
accredited
4
career school, whole program
$17,671
public college, a year
$4,740
graduates in 2023-24
863

When we say accredited, we mean CAAHEP or ABHES. The 2023-24 figures come from published prices, 4 from career schools and 5 from public colleges, shown as a middle for each group. 863 graduates in 2023-24.

Denver-area schools that train medical assistants

Schools with accreditation lead the list, biggest first.

One table lines up all 10 Denver-area campuses. Sort them by cost, program length or graduate count.
Medical assistant programs in Denver
SchoolCertificate or degree, lengthAccreditationPriceGraduates2023-24Request
National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA)1525 Raleigh Street Suite 260, Denveronline classes
Certificateabout 7 monthsABHES (school)$6,970 whole program180Request information
Pima Medical Institute-Denver7475 Dakin St. Suite 100, Denveron campus
Certificateabout 9 monthsABHES (school)$18,025 whole program178Request information
Front Range Community College3645 W 112th Ave, Westminsteron campus
Certificateunder 12 weeksCertificateunder 12 monthsCertificate12 to 24 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$4,740 per year, local studentsone year of classes, same for each award149Visit the school's site
Concorde Career College-Aurora111 N. Havana Street, Auroraon campus
Certificateabout 8 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$17,316 whole program140Visit the school's site
Pima Medical Institute-Aurora13750 E. Mississippi Avenue, Auroraon campus
Certificateabout 9 monthsABHES (school)$18,025 whole program93Request information
Pickens Technical College500 Airport Blvd, Auroraon campus
Certificateunder 12 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$4,930 per year, local studentsyearly rate; the certificate takes under a year53Visit the school's site
Community College of Denver1111 W. Colfax Ave., Denveron campus
Certificate12 to 24 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 yearsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$4,902 per year, local studentsone year of classes, same for each award27Visit the school's site
Red Rocks Community College13300 W Sixth Ave, Lakewoodon campusCMA exam results
Certificate12 to 24 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 yearsCAAHEP (certificate)$4,707 per year, local studentsone year of classes, same for each award23Request information
Emily Griffith Technical College1860 Lincoln Street, Denveron campus
Certificateunder 12 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHESAsk the school for the price13Visit the school's site
Arapahoe Community College5900 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littletonon campus
Certificateunder 12 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$4,308 per year, local studentsyearly rate; the certificate takes under a year7Visit the school's site

You will see "Request information" only on schools with CAAHEP or ABHES accreditation; we send your request to that school and may get paid. Links in other rows go straight to each school's website. No school pays to appear here or move up. Data comes from IPEDS 2023-24 on prices and graduates, plus directories from CAAHEP and ABHES.

This list covers accreditation, costs, and graduate counts; here is how to read it.
CAAHEP-accredited program
The medical assisting program itself was checked and approved by CAAHEP. Once you finish, you can take the CMA exam and become a Certified Medical Assistant.
ABHES-accredited school
ABHES approves the entire school. Don't assume the CMA exam is open to you. Ask the school whether the medical assisting program is covered too.
Not CAAHEP or ABHES
For medical assisting, neither group lists the school; this is not a verdict on the school. A different agency might still accredit the college. To sit for the CMA exam you need a program that CAAHEP or ABHES accredits. Other routes, like work experience, also work for the RMA, CCMA and NCMA exams.
Classes held online
While coursework is online, clinical hours always take place in person at the school or a clinic.
Price
As each school reports them, figures cover tuition and fees for 2023-24 plus books and supplies when listed: for the whole program or one year of full-time classes (local student rate at public colleges). Each award the school lists shares the same yearly price.
Graduates
These students finished between July 2023 and June 2024. Our price and graduate numbers come from IPEDS, a yearly survey run by the U.S. Department of Education.

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A quick look at the Denver area

A medical assistant takes a patient's temperature in an exam room

Every medical assistant certificate and degree awarded by 10 schools in the Denver area during the 2023-24 school year is included in this graduate count. National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) in Denver is the largest, with 180 graduates. One option lets you finish online, though you must do clinical hours in person. The Census Bureau defines this area as the city plus nearby towns for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.

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