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Medical Assistant Programs

Medical assistant programs in Long Beach

In the Long Beach area, 2 schools offer a medical assistant program, but neither has approval from CAAHEP or ABHES.

schools
2
graduates in 2023-24
152

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Medical assistant schools around Long Beach

Schools cannot buy a listing or a higher position. Sources: IPEDS 2023-24 for prices and graduates, plus the CAAHEP and ABHES directories.

Reading the list: prices, graduates and accreditation
CAAHEP-accredited program
CAAHEP reviewed the medical assisting program itself and approved it. Completing the program allows people to take the CMA exam for Certified Medical Assistant certification.
ABHES-accredited school
ABHES approves the entire school. Before you rely on the CMA exam, ask the school if its medical assisting program is covered as well.
Not CAAHEP or ABHES
Neither group lists it for medical assisting, which isn't a verdict on the school. Another agency may still accredit the college. You need a CAAHEP or ABHES program for the CMA exam. The RMA, CCMA and NCMA exams accept other routes, including work experience.
Price
For 2023-24, each school reports tuition and fees for the whole program or a single year of full-time classes. Any books and supplies appear in the figure only if the school lists them. At public colleges, the yearly rate applies to local students. Every award listed by the school has the same yearly price.
Graduates
Students who finished from July 2023 to June 2024. The U.S. Department of Education's yearly IPEDS survey provides the prices and graduate figures.

A quick look at the Long Beach area

A medical assistant takes a patient's blood pressure at the start of a clinic visit

During the 2023-24 school year, the graduate count includes every certificate and degree in medical assisting awarded by 2 Long Beach area schools. An accredited online program is the route from the Long Beach area to the CMA exam, which requires CAAHEP or ABHES program approval. Long Beach City College in Long Beach had 99 graduates, the largest number among the local schools. Long Beach and surrounding towns form the western part of the Census Bureau's Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro. A separate page covers the Dallas side.

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