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Medical Assistant Programs

Medical assistant programs in Fresno

Compare all 7 schools in the Fresno area that offer a medical assistant program by price, length and accreditation.

schools
7
accredited
1
career school, whole program
$19,161
graduates in 2023-24
713

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

Medical assistant schools around Fresno

Accredited schools come first, and the largest ones lead.

One table places all 7 Fresno area schools next to each other. Choose price, program length or graduate count for the sort.
Medical assistant programs in Fresno
SchoolCertificate or degree, lengthAccreditationPriceGraduates2023-24Request
UEI College-Fresno3602 N. Blackstone, Suite 0268, Fresno
Certificateabout 9 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$19,900 whole program349Visit the school's site
San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno295 East Sierra Avenue, Fresno
Certificateabout 15 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 yearsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$33,472 whole programfor its 15-month program132Visit the school's site
Fresno City College1101 E. University Ave, Fresno
Certificateunder 12 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 yearsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$1,334 per year, local studentsone year of classes, same for each award130Visit the school's site
Institute of Technology564 W Herndon, Clovis
Certificateabout 9 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$18,422 whole program80Visit the school's site
Agape College of Business and Science1313 P Street, Fresno
Certificate12 to 24 monthsABHES (school)$10,619 per yearone year of classes, not the whole program14Request information
California Institute of Medical Science1175 Shaw Avenue # 103, Clovis
Certificateunder 12 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHESAsk the school for the price7Visit the school's site
Milan Institute-Clovis731 W Shaw Ave, Suite A, Clovis
Certificateabout 9 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$14,485 whole program1Visit the school's site

The "Request information" option appears only for schools accredited by CAAHEP or ABHES. It sends your request to the school, and we may be paid for it. The other rows take you to each school's own website. No school pays for a listing or a higher position. Sources: IPEDS 2023-24 for prices and graduates, with the directories at CAAHEP and ABHES.

Accreditation, prices and graduates: how to read the list
CAAHEP-accredited program
The medical assisting program itself has been checked and approved by CAAHEP. After you finish, you can take the CMA exam and become a Certified Medical Assistant.
ABHES-accredited school
ABHES accredits the school as a whole. Before you rely on the CMA exam, check with the school to see whether its medical assisting program is covered as well.
Not CAAHEP or ABHES
Neither of the groups lists it for medical assisting. That isn't a verdict on the school. Another agency may still accredit the college. For the CMA exam, you need a program accredited by CAAHEP or ABHES. Other routes, including work experience, are accepted for RMA, CCMA and NCMA exams.
Price
Schools report 2023-24 tuition and fees for the whole program or one year of full-time classes. Books and supplies are included when each school lists them. For public colleges, the one-year rate applies to local students. Each award listed by the school has the same yearly price.
Graduates
These are students who finished from July 2023 through June 2024. IPEDS provides the prices and graduate numbers. It's a yearly survey from the U.S. Department of Education.

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A quick look at the Fresno area

A medical assistant student on an externship at a clinic

The graduate count covers all certificates and degrees for medical assistants that Fresno area schools, 7 in all, awarded in the 2023-24 school year. UEI College-Fresno in Fresno had the largest count, with 349 graduates. The Census Bureau defines the area as the city of Fresno, CA and the nearby towns around it.

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