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Medical Assistant Programs

Medical assistant programs in Detroit

There are 18 campuses of 9 schools in the Detroit area with a medical assistant program. Use accreditation, price and length to compare them.

campuses of 9 schools
18
accredited
11
career school, whole program
$16,297
public college, a year
$3,460
graduates in 2023-24
424

When we say accredited, we mean CAAHEP or ABHES. For 2023-24, prices shown are the middle values from the 7 career-school and 3 public-college rates published. 424 graduates in 2023-24.

Schools for medical assistants in the Detroit area

Accredited schools appear first, ordered by size from largest down.

One table puts the 18 Detroit-area campuses side by side. Sort it by length, price or graduates.
Medical assistant programs in Detroit
SchoolCertificate or degree, lengthAccreditationPriceGraduates2023-24Request
Ross Medical Education Center-Warren4237 E. 12 Mile Road, Warren
Certificateabout 8 monthsABHES (school)$16,297 whole program75Request information
Dorsey College-Dearborn18660 Ford Rd, Detroit
Certificate12 to 24 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$22,800 per yearone year of classes, not the whole program55Visit the school's site
Ross Medical Education Center-Taylor22311 Eureka Road, Taylor
Certificateabout 8 monthsABHES (school)$16,297 whole program33Request information
Macomb Community College14500 E Twelve Mile Rd, WarrenCMA exam results
Certificate12 to 24 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 yearsCAAHEP (certificate)$3,600 per year, local studentsone year of classes, same for each award32Request information
Dorsey College-Roseville31450 Gratiot Avenue, Roseville
Certificate12 to 24 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$32,160 per yearone year of classes, not the whole program32Visit the school's site
Ross Medical Education Center-Port Huron2887 Krafft Road, Suite 700, Port Huron
Certificateabout 8 monthsABHES (school)$16,297 whole program24Request information
Dorsey College-Wayne35005 Michigan Avenue, Wayne
Certificate12 to 24 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$32,160 per yearone year of classes, not the whole program24Visit the school's site
Dorsey College31739 John R Road, Madison Heights
Certificate12 to 24 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$32,160 per yearone year of classes, not the whole program22Visit the school's site
Henry Ford College5101 Evergreen Rd, Dearborn
Certificate12 to 24 monthsCAAHEP (program)$3,460 per year, local studentsone year of classes, not the whole program20Request information
Ross Medical Education Center-New Baltimore51133 Birch Street, Ste 100, New Baltimore
Certificateabout 8 monthsABHES (school)$16,297 whole program20Request information
Ross Medical Education Center-Brighton8110 Murphy Drive, Brighton
Certificateabout 8 monthsABHES (school)$16,297 whole program19Request information
Dorsey College-Woodhaven19810 West Road, Woodhaven
Certificate12 to 24 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$32,160 per yearone year of classes, not the whole program19Visit the school's site
Ross Medical Education Center-Canton44958 Ford Rd, Canton
Certificateabout 8 monthsABHES (school)$16,297 whole program17Request information
Oakland Community College2900 Featherstone Road, Auburn HillsCMA exam results
Certificate12 to 24 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 yearsCAAHEP (certificate)$3,020 per year, local studentsone year of classes, same for each award10Request information
Carnegie Institute550 Stephenson Hwy Suite 100, TroyCMA exam results
Certificate12 to 24 monthsCAAHEP (program)$15,342 per yearone year of classes, not the whole program9Request information
DSDT1759 W. 20th Street, Detroit
Certificateabout 11 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$26,695 whole program7Visit the school's site
Abcott Institute16250 Northland Drive, Suite 205, Southfield
Certificateunder 12 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHESAsk the school for the price6Visit the school's site
Schoolcraft CollegeLivoniaCMA exam results
CertificateCAAHEP (program)Ask the school for the price–Request information

"Request information" shows up only on schools CAAHEP or ABHES accredits; it sends your request to that school, and we may be paid. The other rows take you to the website of the school. No school pays to get listed or moved up. Data comes from IPEDS 2023-24 for prices and graduates, plus CAAHEP and ABHES lists.

Accreditation, prices and graduates: here is how to read this list.
CAAHEP-accredited program
The medical assisting program itself was checked and approved by CAAHEP. Graduates can take the CMA exam to earn the Certified Medical Assistant title.
ABHES-accredited school
ABHES gives approval to the entire school. Ask the school if its medical assisting program is covered too before you count on the CMA exam.
Not CAAHEP or ABHES
Medical assisting is not listed for the school by either group; this does not judge the school. Another agency might still accredit the college itself. You need a CAAHEP or ABHES program for the CMA exam, while the RMA, CCMA and NCMA exams also allow other paths like work experience.
Price
These are tuition and fees for 2023-24, including books and supplies if the school lists them, reported as either the whole program cost or one year of full-time classes (the local student rate at public colleges). Each award the school lists has the same yearly price.
Graduates
These are students who completed their studies between July 2023 and June 2024. The U.S. Department of Education runs IPEDS, a yearly survey providing our prices and graduate counts.

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A quick look at the Detroit area

Medical assistant students practicing vital signs in a college skills lab

The graduate count includes every medical assistant certificate and degree handed out by 17 schools around Detroit during the school year 2023-24. Ross Medical Education Center-Warren in Warren is the largest, with 75 graduates. Here the area means the city and nearby towns that make up the Census Bureau's Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI area.

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